# Accident 20040311003659A: Ayres S2R, Los Banos, CA, March 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2004
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZT8G
- Location: 37.1667° N, 120.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1667&lon=-120.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8930Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8930Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311003659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP THAT WAS FACING THE SUN AT SUNSET AND THE PILOT'S FORWARD VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED FROM THE SUNSET. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE LANDING GEAR TO GO INTO SOFT DIRT AND FLIP THE AIRPLANE OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND CANOPY. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY TO THE FACE.

## 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 LAX04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA154), Mar 12, 2004: Ayres S-2R (N8930Q), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun…

## Other reports on N8930Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19880819034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034599A), Aug 19, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8930Q), Kerman, CA, Substantial damage. Made a sucessful emergency landing when a fire erupted in the forward fuselage. Origin was a leaking fuel line.

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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