# Incident 20090505008359I: Ayresc S2RR1340, Chamberlain, SD, May 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: Chamberlain, SD
- Airport: Chamberlain Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2AJG
- Location: 43.7661° N, 99.3212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (9V9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7661&lon=-99.3212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30951-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRESC S2RR1340
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total, 325 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090505008359I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 5, 2009 WHILE CONDUCTING PART 137 AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT DUE A MALFUNCTIONING GPS ON/OFF SWITCH.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ONBOARD.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE HAD A MODERATELY HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (TURF) AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TUBULAR TRIPOD FAILED (APPROXIMATELY 4-5 INCHES I/B OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE) AT WHICH TIME THE LT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH A SMALL DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N30951 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120523009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523009949A), May 23, 2012: Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340 (N30951), Clear Lake, SD, Substantial damage. On may 23 13:00 an Ayres S2R-R1340 owned by scott thompson trustee during spraying operation struck a cross country electric transmission lines. VFR weather…
- [Incident 19930325010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325010209I), Mar 25, 1993: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N30951), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. Pilot reversed engine on rollout. Veered to right. Came out of reverse. Left runway crossing a ditch.

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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