# Incident 19830220015859I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Dawson, GA, February 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Airport: Dawson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8971Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971Q-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 2,000 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/19830220015859I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE DRAGGED ON LANDING. PILOT GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A DITCH AND REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY. DRAGGED A WING.

## Other reports on N8971Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19941005034449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941005034449A), Oct 5, 1994: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8971Q), Ashburn, GA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on pullup from spray run. Engine vibration. Force landed in cotton. Prop counterweight bearing failed.

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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