# Incident 19990707022169I: Ayres S2R, Mendota, CA, July 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7576° N, 120.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7576&lon=-120.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40126, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,610 total, 278 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707022169I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A FARM STRIP JUST AFTER SUNSET. DUE IN PART TO BLOWING DUST FROM A PASSING VEHICLE THE PILOT MISTOOK A SOFT FIELD NEXT TO THE STRIP FOR THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN DAMAGING THE PROP, COWLING, ENGINE, TAILWHEEL, AND LEFT WINGTIP.  HE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N40126 (3)

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

- [Incident 20190311001199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190311001199I), Mar 11, 2019: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 (N40126), Firebaugh, CA, Minor damage. On March 11, 2019, N40126 an Ayres thrush was involved in an incident when the aircraft landed in a orchard. The aircraft was returning from an agricultural…
- [Incident 20010416006219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416006219I), Apr 16, 2001: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N40126), Firebaugh, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 12, 2001 at approx. 1230 local time (PDT), N40126 a Ayres-S2-RT34 restricted airplane had a wire strike while approaching a field to spray. The…
- [Incident 19980825022149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825022149I), Aug 25, 1998: N40126, Firesbaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft N40126 was flying ten miles north of firebaugh, CA, approximately three miles north of highway thirty-three, one half mile north of valeria avenure…

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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