# Incident 19831006066099I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Rivera, TX, October 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Rivera, TX
- Airport: Rivera
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4946X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946X-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006066099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MOVED POWER LEVERS INTO BETA TOO SOON ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4946X (3)

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

- [Accident 20130601009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130601009069A), Jun 1, 2013: Rockwell International S-2R (N4946X), Hamlin, TX, Substantial damage. On June 1, 2013 at 1030AM CST, N4946X, a Rockwell, ayres-thrush S-2, serial number 5007R, aircraft registered to tri county sprayers, inc. (T7CG), was landing…
- [Accident 20050723015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050723015419A), Jul 23, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4946X), Roby, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 23, 2005, at approximately 0900 CDT, the pilot of an Ayres thrush S-2R aircraft lost power during an aerial spraying application and subsequently…
- [Accident 19780821030879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821030879A), Aug 21, 1978: Ayres S2B (N4946X), Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Prop governor,p/n 895286,high speed stop reset in flt by vibratioiction.

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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