# Accident 20080525834749A: Ayres S2R, Mcdonald, KS, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mcdonald, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HIXG
- Location: 39.7809° N, 101.3704° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7809&lon=-101.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4002R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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: 6,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525834749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TURF RUNWAYS IN USE WERE SOFT FROM RECENT RAINS.  THE PILOT TRIED TAKING OFF FIRST FROM A SHORTER RUNWAY, REALIZED HE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH SPEED FOR TAKEOFF, AND ABORTED.  THE PILOT THEN REPOSITIONED TO THE LONGER RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF.  HE AGAIN WAS NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT SPEED FOR TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.  HARD BRAKING RESULTED IN THE LEFT BRAKE FADING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING SUSBTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 DFW08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA156), May 25, 2008: Ayres S-2R (N4002R), McDonald, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N4002R (1)

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

- [Incident 19840320013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320013269I), Mar 20, 1984: N4002R, Buttonwillow, CA, Minor damage. Struck a truck exhaust stack while on short final for landing. Truck parked 200 feet from the runway.

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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