# Incident 19840729043989I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Brawley, CA, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 08:30 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4998X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4998X-1997-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729043989I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A MUDDY AREA WHILE LANDING ON AN AG STRIP. AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N4998X (2)

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

- [Accident 19950904027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904027959A), Sep 4, 1995: Ayres S2R (N4998X), Loop, TX, Substantial damage. Flying into sun on spray run banked avoid sign. Wing hit powerline. Lost control and crashed in cotton field.
- [Incident 19800119018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018899I), Jan 19, 1980: Ayres S2R (N4998X), Calipatria, CA, Minor damage. While spraying wheat field pilot didn't pull up soon enough & struck elevated bank. Left gear collapsed on rollout.

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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