# Incident 19810718058739I: Ayres S2A, Palm Beach, FL, July 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1981, 10:50 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31496-2002-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,782 total, 950 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718058739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON CONCRETE PART OF DRAINAGE AREA ON NEW AIRPORT. DAMAGED GEAR PROPELLER AND WING.

## Other reports on N31496 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860710036399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710036399A), Jul 10, 1986: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N31496), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Student over controlled rudder on the takeoff roll. Aircraft left the runway and nosed over. CFI failed to correct.
- [Incident 19831108070539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108070539I), Nov 8, 1983: Ayres S2A (N31496), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Swerved off the runway on the landing roll. Tail wheel steering centering cam malfunctioned.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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