# Incident 20150731012969I: Aero Commander S2R, Iowa City, IA, July 31, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2015, 09:20 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1NOG
- Location: 41.6396° N, 91.5479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IOWA CITY MUNI (IOW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6396&lon=-91.5479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5598X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5598X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 773 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150731012969I

## Narrative

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

THE AG AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HIGHLINE WIRE CLIMBING OUT OF THE FIELD DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. ONLY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRE CAUSING THE WIRE TO BREAK. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IT'S HOME BASE AND LANDED SAFELY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5598X (1)

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

- [Accident 19730501019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501019929A), May 1, 1973: Ayres S2R (N5598X), Camden, AL, Substantial damage. Hole drilled at an angle weakened tail wheel mount.

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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