# Accident 20180529016969A: Ayres Corporation S2R-G1, Imperial, CA, May 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSUG
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2245S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2245S) (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: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G1
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,553 total, 66 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180529016969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A FAMILIARIZATION  FLIGHT AND LANDED HARD. AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2245S (1)

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

- [Accident 20200509001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509001919A), May 9, 2020: Ayres Corporation S2R-G1 (N2245S), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. On 5/5/2020 N2245S a thrush 600 crashed during the landing roll out, pilot stated that as the main wheels touched the runway, the aircraft made a slight turn…

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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