# Incident 19970523016549I: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Weon, AR, May 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Weon, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HLLG
- Aircraft: N444HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523016549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT LANDED TO THE NORTH ON A PRIVATE STRIP, GUST OF WIND LIFTED RIGHT WING UP AFTER TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. PROP STRIKE AND GEAR BENT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM DITCH AND PULLED INTO HANGAR.

## Other reports on N444HF (1)

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

- [Accident 20060811017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811017839A), Aug 11, 2006: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N444HF), Parkdale, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 11, 2006, at 1030 CDT, a thrush S2-R, N444HF, registered to mcginty flying service, collided with trees after an emergency landing in a field…

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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