# Accident 20050623015949A: Ayres S2R, Eagle Lake, TX, June 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FRVG
- Location: 29.6006° N, 96.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6006&lon=-96.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5671X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total, 1 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050623015949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA173), Jun 23, 2005: Ayres S-2R (N5671X), Eagle Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5671X (1)

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

- [Accident 20030824023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030824023419A), Aug 24, 2003: Ayres S2R (N5671X), Eudora, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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