# Incident 20030416009669I: Ayres S2RR1340NORM, Eagle Lake, TX, April 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FRVG
- Location: 29.6000° N, 96.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE LAKE (ELA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6000&lon=-96.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3104S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3104S-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340NORM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416009669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAIL WHEEL SHIMMEY ON TAKE OFF. ABORTED TAKE OFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND BENT RIGHT GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3104S (3)

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

- [Accident 20200712016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712016229A), Jul 12, 2020: Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340 (N3104S), Keokuk, IA, Substantial damage. On 07/12/2020 Ayres thrush S2R N3104S was flying from hayti, Missouri to vinton, Iowa the aircraft was full of fuel prior to departure. During the decent into…
- [Accident 20110425007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110425007589A), Apr 25, 2011: Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340 (N3104S), Estelline, SD, Substantial damage. On April 25, 2011 at approximately 1500 (CDT) pilot richard h. jackson was attempting to takeoff from a private airstrip near Estelline, SD for an aerial…
- [Accident 20040611012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611012169A), Jun 11, 2004: Ayres S2RR1340NORM (N3104S), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Substantial damage to aircraft following a failure of the left main landing gear support tube. During takeoff on runway 35, the aircraft drifted left and…

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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