# Accident 20180701008999A: Ayres Corporation S2R- TURBINE, Pantego, NC, July 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pantego, NC
- Airport: Lee Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RSEG
- Location: 35.6075° N, 76.7783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6075&lon=-76.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3098L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3098L-2019-01-11) (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: AYRES CORPORATION S2R- TURBINE
- Reported engine: P&W PT6-27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701008999A

## Narrative

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

WHILE COMPLETING A KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEMONSTRATION, PIC ENTERED STEEP APPROACH TO LANDING, SETTLED AND LANDING GEAR HIT GROUND HARD, PRIOR TO RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT WING HIT TERRAIN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO TURN; AND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WINGS.

DEEMED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

MOST RECENT FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR) 6/9/2018

IN BLOCK 31. REPORTED TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL 0.3 HOURS FIRST FLIGHT IN TURBINE SUPPLIED BY OWNER L.LEE AUG 20.2018 BY EMAIL. ATQA WOULD NOT ACCEPT 0 OR .3 SO ENTERED 1.

## 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 GAA18CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA410), Jul 1, 2018: Ayres S2R (N3098L), Pantego, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path during landing, which resulted in landing short of the runway.

## Other reports on N3098L (1)

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

- [Incident 19950828035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828035379I), Aug 28, 1995: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N3098L), Dorchester, NE, Minor damage. Engine lost power on spray run pullup. Landed in cornfield. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm boss broke.

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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