# Incident 20050317011739I: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Holtville, CA, March 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2005, 09:35 local time
- Place: Holtville, CA
- Airport: Holtville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: F9GG
- Location: 32.8403° N, 115.2670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Holtville Airport (KL04), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8403&lon=-115.2670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4009J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009J-2024-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,811 total, 965 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050317011739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM A DIRT STRIP. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FULL LOAD OF PRODUCT FOR AERIAL APPLICATION AND THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DIRT STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE-DOWN INTO THE DITCH, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. OTHER THAN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THE AIRFRAME ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N4009J (1)

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

- [Incident 19811001075419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001075419I), Oct 1, 1981: Ayers S2RT34 (N4009J), Rankin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot hit oil pump jack with aircraft left wheel.

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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