# Incident 20061215027349I: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Wheeler Ridge, CA, December 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wheeler Ridge, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPKG
- Location: 35.0044° N, 118.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler Ridge, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0044&lon=-118.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4002S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061215027349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/15/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 PST, AYRES S2R THRUSH AIRCRAFT, N4002S, COLLIDED WITH AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE RAMP OF THE WHEELER RIDGE STRIP (NO IDENTIFIER). THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4002S, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 137, LANDED ON THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATING STRIP AND TAXIED INTO THE RAMP AREA TO RELOAD THE AIRCRAFT HOPPERS. A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE (SUV), WITH THREE OCCUPANTS, ENTERED THE RAMP FROM THE SOUTH ACCESS ROAD. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF THE RAMP AREA AND ONE OCCUPANT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH A VIDEO CAMERA TO FILM THE AIRCRAFT AS IT TAXIED. THE DRIVER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER REMAINED THE SUV. THE SUV WAS SITUATED SO AS TO NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE PILOT DURING TAXI INTO THE RAMP AREA. THE AIRPLANE TAXIED INTO THE UNSEEN VEHICLE, STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AREA OF THE SUV WITH THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND CAME TO REST WITH THE PROPELLER IMBEDDED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE MOUNTS HOWEVER, THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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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