# Accident 19960730020279A: Ayres 600S2DRESTD, Bancroft, WI, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 19:45 local time
- Place: Bancroft, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3092° N, 89.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3092&lon=-89.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1768S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1768S-2004-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D RESTRICTED (registry code 0143012, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d-restricted) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2DRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 74 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730020279A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A TAILWIND FROM 340 DEGREES AT 6 GUSTING 11 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXISTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRPLANE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SANDY SHOULDER AND NOSED OVER. (-23) A ROCKWELL S-2D, N1768S, AN AIRCRAFT NORMALLY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN IT OVERTURNED AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP AT BANCROFT, WISCONSIN ON JULY 30, 1996. MR. DENNIS DENMAN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT HE NORMALLY FLIES A DIFFERENT MODEL OF THE S-2 AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE S-2 MODEL. MR. DENMAN STATED THAT HE LANDED DOWNWIND AND THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE TAIL CAME UP AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GET IT BACK DOWN OR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND OVERTURNED. THE RUDDER, UPPER NOSE COWLING AND CANOPY SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. MR. DENMAN WAS NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA263), Jul 31, 1996: Rockwell S-2D (N1768S), Bancroft, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground swerve, encounter with soft/sandy terrain, and a subsequent noseover.…

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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