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FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1340NORM · Eagle Lake, TX · June 11, 2004

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Date
June 11, 2004 · 12:40 local
Place
Eagle Lake, TX
Airport
Eagle Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FRVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3104S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04LA159
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1340NORM
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,300 total3,000 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days
N3104SRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Ayres S2R-R1340S/N R1340-025 · Built 1990Airframe modelAyres S2R-R1340Engine 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) Substantial damage to aircraft following a failure of the left main landing gear support tube. During takeoff on runway 35, the aircraft drifted left and departed the runway at the 2600 foot mark. The aircraft went into the mud, collapsed the left main landing gear, bent the spar of the left wing, damaged the left aileron, suffered mud ingestion into the engine, and bent all three blades of the prop. Initial on-site investigation by two FAA inspectors showed a failure of a previous repair weld on the left main landing gear support tube. The pilot said he began to lose directional control during takeoff at approximately 60 mph and his post accident drawing shows he began to abort the takeoff at the 920 foot mark, and he said the aircraft left the left side of runway 35 approximately 1800 feet from the takeoff end of the runway. The two FAA inspectors measured the actual tire marks leaving the left side of the runway as being actually 2,600 feet from the takeoff end of runway 35 and N3104S continued for another 150 feet in the wetlands on the left side of the runway. The pilot, who was the only occupant, reported no injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING A FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TUBE. DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE 2600 FOOT MARK. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE MUD, COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BENT THE SPAR OF THE LEFT WING, DAMAGED THE LEFT AILERON, SUFFERED MUD INGESTION INTO THE ENGINE, AND BENT ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROP. INITIAL ON-SITE INVESTIGATION BY TWO FAA INSPECTORS SHOWED A FAILURE OF A PREVIOUS REPAIR WELD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TUBE. THE PILOT SAID HE BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND HIS POST ACCIDENT DRAWING SHOWS HE BEGAN TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AT THE 920 FOOT MARK, AND HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35 APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO FAA INSPECTORS MEASURED THE ACTUAL TIRE MARKS LEAVING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS BEING ACTUALLY 2,600 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF END OF RUNWAY 35 AND N3104S CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 150 FEET IN THE WETLANDS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle Lake, TXThe partial collapse of the left main landing gear as a result of a failure of the fuselage structure due to corrosion.Jun 11, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3104S · 3

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

Accident 20200712016229ADescent · Keokuk, IAOn 07/12/2020 Ayres thrush S2R N3104S was flying from hayti, Missouri to vinton, Iowa the aircraft was full of fuel prior to departure. During the decent into Keokuk, Iowa for fuel and a lunch break the aircraft experienced a problem with the engine not…Jul 12, 2020 · Substantial damageAccident 20110425007589ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Estelline, SDOn April 25, 2011 at approximately 1500 (CDT) pilot richard h. jackson was attempting to takeoff from a private airstrip near Estelline, SD for an aerial application flight. He had applied full takeoff power and about half way down the runway lifted the tail…Apr 25, 2011 · Substantial damageIncident 20030416009669ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Eagle Lake, TX(-23) Tail wheel shimmey on take off. Aborted take off. Ran off runway and bent right gear. Minor damage.Apr 16, 2003 · Minor damage