20050623015949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Eagle Lake, TX · June 23, 2005

Date: June 23, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place: Eagle Lake, TX
Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: FRVG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5671X
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA173
Reported as: Ayres S2R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,570 total1 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N5671XRegistered now · Ayres S-2RS/N 2406R Airframe modelAyres S-2R

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/23/2005 at approximately 5:00 pm, CST, an Ayres model S2R was substantially damaged during landing at Eagle Lake Airport, (kela), Eagle Lake, Texas. The pilot and witnesses stated that at touchdown the aircraft turned sharply to the left went off the runway striking a canal with the left main gear and came to rest approximately 40 feet from the runway and 180 degrees from the direction of landing. The aircraft is registered to and operated by a certificated 14 CFR part 136 certificate holder. The aircraft was being operated part 91 on a flight originating from kela at the time of the accident. The pilot was properly certificated and was not injured during the accident. Damage to the aircraft included the propeller, left main gear, right wing tip, left wing outboard leading edge, the tail mounting supporting structure and the bottom of the rudder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/23/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM, CST, AN AYRES MODEL S2R WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT EAGLE LAKE AIRPORT, (KELA), EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND WITNESSES STATED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A CANAL WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED 14 CFR PART 136 CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED PART 91 ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM KELA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, THE TAIL MOUNTING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER.

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 DFW05CA173Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEagle Lake, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 23, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5671X · 1

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

Accident 20030824023419AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Eudora, AK(-23) On August 24, 2003, at 10:00 am CDT, a Ayres S2-R, N5671X, was substantially damaged while executing a forced landing into a field with small pine trees 1/2 mile from the intended landing site. The commercial pilot reported that he was flying back to…Aug 24, 2003 · Substantial damage