# Accident 19970512009939A: Ayres S2C, Hondo, TX, May 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: Hondo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UXRG
- Location: 29.3496° N, 99.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3496&lon=-99.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1619S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1619S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,636 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512009939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER EXECUTING A WHEEL LANDING ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 17L. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND REMAINED IN A RIGHT TURN AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITHIN 30 FEET AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT WING. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 3 KNOTS. NO PRE-EXISTING DEFECTS OR ANOMALIES WERE FOUND ON THE LANDING GEAR OR BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE OPERATOR. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, ALBEIT UNSUCCESSFUL, WERE MADE BY THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE TO SPEAK TO THE PILOT AND CONDUCT A FORMAL INTERVIEW.                                (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A WHEELS LANDING IN THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 17L AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STILL TURNING TO THE RIGHT. WITHIN 30 FEET OF LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE       GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING HEADING ON THE LEFT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL.

## 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 FTW97LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA186), May 12, 1997: Snow S2C (N1619S), Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N1619S (1)

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

- [Accident 19920403008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403008709A), Apr 3, 1992: Ayres S2C (N1619S), Rotan/Roby, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled during turn around from a practice water spraying manuever. Dumped load but too low to recover.

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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