# Incident 19960403038499I: Ayres S2RT11NORMAL, West Memphis, AR, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 07:05 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZJIG
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678JP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT11NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403038499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE FOR A SWATH RUN ON A FIELD FROM WEST TO EAST. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A LINE OF FLIGHT TO FLY ABOVE ONE WIRE AND BELOW A SECOND WIRE. THE PILOT STATED HE STRUCK THE WIRE HE INTENDED TO OVERFLY. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF 6" OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AT THE OUTBOARD-MOST LEADING EDGE RIB. THE PILOT FLEW BACK TO HIS RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE KNEW OF THE WIRE'S PRESENCE, HOWEVER, THE LINE OF FLIGHT ESTABLISHED TO PASS UNDER ONE WIRE WAS NOT THE DESIRED FLIGHT PATH TO FLY ABOVE THE FIRST WIRE (THE STRUCK WIRE).

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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