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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Alicia, AR · April 25, 1995

Date: April 25, 1995 · 19:15 local
Place: Alicia, AR
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: A9AG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3102K
Reported as: Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine: Garrett TPE3316251M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total14 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on the morning of the incident, the pilot made five (5) takeoffs and landings at the aac flying service Private strip. He elected to move the operation to the walnut ridge municipal airport as the aircraft was making ruts in the new sod surface. Upon completion of work for the day, the operators of the aircraft requested that the pilot land back at the aac strip. During the day, the heat from the sun caused the moisture in the sod to rise to the top causing the strip to become extremely soft. Upon landing, the aircraft became mired and gradually tipped over on the nose. This incident and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT MADE FIVE (5) TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE AAC FLYING SERVICE PRIVATE STRIP. HE ELECTED TO MOVE THE OPERATION TO THE WALNUT RIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING RUTS IN THE NEW SOD SURFACE. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK FOR THE DAY, THE OPERATORS OF THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT LAND BACK AT THE AAC STRIP. DURING THE DAY, THE HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSED THE MOISTURE IN THE SOD TO RISE TO THE TOP CAUSING THE STRIP TO BECOME EXTREMELY SOFT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME MIRED AND GRADUALLY TIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.