# Incident 19990227012549I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Lemoore, CA, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXEG
- Location: 36.2953° N, 119.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2953&lon=-119.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5047X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5047X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 4,500 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/19990227012549I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING AN AGRIGULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN. AT THE END OF THE RUN HE MISJUDGED THE AVAILABLE DISTANCE IN THE VICINITY OF AND UNDER THE POWER LINE WIRES AT THE END OF THE FIELD, STRIKING A WIRE WITH THE PROPELLER AND SUSTAINING A BROKEN WIND SCREEN. THE PILOT STATED THAT CHANGING LIGHT AND WIND AT THAT TIME OF DAY WERE CASUAL FACTORS. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N5047X (2)

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

- [Accident 20060601011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060601011959A), Jun 1, 2006: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5047X), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was landing on a narrow gravel road crowding a ditch and barbwire fence. On landing rollout, the pilot stated he inadvertently pulled the…
- [Incident 19881018057239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018057239I), Oct 18, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5047X), Nas Lemoore, CA, Minor damage. Engine seized while spraying. Forced landing in field. Right gear collapsed in mud. NR1 cylinder failed.

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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