# Accident 20071119827019A: Ayers S2RG1, Calexico, CA, November 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Johnson Brothers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJGG
- Location: 32.6722° N, 115.5622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6722&lon=-115.5622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2237D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2237D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G1 (registry code 0970219, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYERS S2RG1
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,820 total, 95 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071119827019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT ON NOVEMBER 21, 2007. DURING THAT CONVERSATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING AFTER DISPENSING HIS FIFTH LOAD OF PRODUCT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THAT THERE WAS NO WIND. DURING HIS LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO TRY TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HEADED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS A DRAINAGE DITCH. WHEN THE PILOT FELT THAT HE WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE DITCH, HE ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE-OFF. HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE DITCH AND AS THE LEFT WHEEL WENT OVER THE EDGE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRAWN IN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE THE BRAKES DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 SEA08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA034), Nov 19, 2007: Ayres S2R-G1 (N2237D), Calexico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in the accident was the close proximity of the drainage ditch to the edge of the private airstrip's runway.

## Other reports on N2237D (1)

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

- [Incident 19970224006859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224006859I), Feb 24, 1997: Ayres S2RG10 (N2237D), Alpaugh, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft departed from a private dirt road. There was no agriculture material in the hopper. Immediately after take-off, at an altitude of…

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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