# Incident 19990222015619I: Ayres S2RNORMAL, Grace, MS, February 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grace, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9914° N, 90.9569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grace, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9914&lon=-90.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4968X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4968X-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RNORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990222015619I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT ON 22 AUGUST 1998 AT 1:00 PM NEAR GRACE, MS. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED DURING THE LANDING PHASE, (TAILWHEEL LANDING) ON A GRASS FIELD, BOUNCED, HIT THE PROPELLER, AND NOSED OVER. PILOT FAILED TO REPORT INCIDENT. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A THIRD PARTY IN FEBRUARY 1999.

## Other reports on N4968X (2)

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

- [Accident 20040610015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040610015179A), Jun 10, 2004: Ayres S2R (N4968X), Needville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 10, 2004, at 0830 local a rockwell international S-2R thrush serial number 5013R registered as N4968X crashed in a field near Needville, Texas.…
- [Accident 19890317004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004019A), Mar 17, 1989: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4968X), Heth, AR, Substantial damage. Wind gust from rear caused aircraft to nose down on landing and resulted in prop strike and engine damage. Tailwind

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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