# Incident 20040524023039I: Ayres S2C, Pottsville, PA, May 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill Co/ Joe Zerbey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7068° N, 76.3738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHUYLKILL COUNTY/JOE ZERBEY (ZER), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7068&lon=-76.3738&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102ZT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102ZT-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat S-2C (registry code 8130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-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
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 19 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524023039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH DURING FLARE THE PILOT ADDED POWER THUS RAISING THE NOSE AND OBSCURING HIS VIEW OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO CONTACT TREETOPS ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, LANDING GEAR, AND LOWER RIGHT WING. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N102ZT (1)

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

- [Accident 20140126000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140126000919A), Jan 26, 2014: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C (N102ZT), Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. While in his turn for final for runway 35 (while keeping visual with runway) the PIC adjusted his turn to avoid other aircraft in pattern yet failed to notice…

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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