# Incident 20050521008459I: Ayres S2R, Craigmont, ID, May 21, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Craigmont, ID
- Airport: Craigmont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYTG
- Location: 46.2477° N, 116.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIGMONT MUNI (S89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2477&lon=-116.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4865X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4865X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521008459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4865X, A ROCKWELL S-2 TURBO THRUCH RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT THE CRAIGMONT, IDAHO AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 07. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER A FAR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION CERTIFICATE NO. WYTG, CRAIGMONT AIR SERVICE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ STATED HE HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 07 AT THE CRAIGMONT AIRPORT WITH "TWO WINDSOCKS SHOWING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS." IN ADDITION HE STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR FIRST THEN SLOWED UNTIL THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND THAT THEN RAISED THE TAIL SECTION RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THE SPOKANE FSDO AND THE FAA IS NOT PURSUING A 44709 REEXAMINATION.

## Other reports on N4865X (5)

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

- [Incident 20110602009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110602009839I), Jun 2, 2011: Rockwell International S-2R (N4865X), Nyssa, OR, Minor damage. Pilot was spraying when he hit a powerline and knocked it down. The powerline missed the prop, but hit the landing gear and before it broke it knocked the fuel…
- [Incident 20080623834109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623834109I), Jun 23, 2008: Ayres S2R (N4865X), Marsing, ID, Minor damage. (-23) 0700 Aircraft developed a leak in the spray system while applying malathion. Pilot chose to land on a nearby private airstrip (symms) to fix the leak.…
- [Accident 20050624012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624012189A), Jun 24, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4865X), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was low on fuel and was returning to Mountain Home Municipal Airport (U76) from an aerial application job in the grandview,…
- [Accident 19910803031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031289A), Aug 3, 1991: Ayres S2RR1340NORM (N4865X), Murtaugh, ID, Substantial damage. Overgross weight unable to liftoff dirt road. Wing struck power pole wire left road. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19840518019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518019899A), May 18, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4865X), American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Struck the ground during a spray run. Aircraft cartwheeled and stopped inverted. Approaching darkness a factor.

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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