# Accident 20030913022739A: Ayres S2C, Mountain View, CA, September 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Mountain View, CA
- Airport: Moffett Field Nas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4153° N, 122.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4153&lon=-122.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57BC-2003-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sky International S-2C (registry code 8130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/sky-international-s-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,600 total, 598 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913022739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A PITTS S-2C WAS AN AIR SHOW PEFORMER PARTICIPATING IN A "SQUIRREL CAGE" PERFORMANCE AT THE MOFFETT FIELD, CA AIR EXPO. WHILE HE WAS EXECUTING A SERIES OF LOW ALTITUDE SLOW ROLLS THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. WHILE PERFORMING THE ROLL MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWLY DESCENDING BEFORE IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA287), Sep 13, 2003: Aviat Pitts S-2C (N57BC), Mountain View, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance with the runway during a low altitude aerobatic maneuver.

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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