# Incident 20030623011839I: Ayres S2R, Mountain Villag, AK, June 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Villag, AK
- Airport: Mountain Village Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKNG
- Location: 62.0948° N, 163.6829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNTAIN VILLAGE (MOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0948&lon=-163.6829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4925X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4925X-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 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/20030623011839I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20000721010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721010919A), Jul 21, 2000: Ayres S2R (N4925X), Gandview, ID, No damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19960518024909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024909I), May 18, 1996: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4925X), Dumas, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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