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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S-2R · Mountain Villag, AK · June 23, 2003

Date: June 23, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Mountain Villag, AK
Airport: Mountain Village Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: HKNG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4925X
Reported as: Ayres S2R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total4,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4925XRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2018 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2124R · Built 1974 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On pull up from spray run, pilot heard a loud bang followed by loss of rudder control. He attempted to land at Mountain home municipal airport but had difficulty with directional control. He elected to land at Mountain home air force base and take advantage of the larger runway. On touch down the aircraft made several spins on the runway during landing but there was no damage to the aircraft. Inspection after landing revealed a broken rudder horn. The part will be inspected as soon as possible and a m or d will be filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON PULL UP FROM SPRAY RUN, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT MOUNTAIN HOME MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BUT HAD DIFFICULTY WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGER RUNWAY. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL SPINS ON THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION AFTER LANDING REVEALED A BROKEN RUDDER HORN. THE PART WILL BE INSPECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND A M OR D WILL BE FILED.

Other reports on N4925X · 2

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

Accident 20000721010919AGandview, ID(-23) Following aerial application the aircraft was returning to pick up another load of sulphur dust. The pilot experienced fuel flow fluctuations and loss of fuel pressure resulting is a loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing, resulting…Jul 21, 2000 · No damage Incident 19960518024909ILow Level Operations · Dumas, ARNarrative: while spraying a rice field, pilot misjudged height of levy partially obscured by rice and struck the levy with left main landing gear causing minor damage.May 18, 1996 · Minor damage