# Incident 19960531018739I: Ayres S2A, Thermal, CA, May 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 4 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531018739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MONTY BRUCKMAN, PIC, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES, ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 17, NOTICED THREE DUST DEVILS. CHP #61 WAS BEHIND PITTS AND WITNESSED DUST DEVILS. BRUCKMAN WENT AROUND, LANDED OKAY ON NEXT ATTEMPT. DURING ROLL OUT, LEFT MAIN GEAR CAME OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO SOFT DIRT, THE NOSE STUCK IN DIRT, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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