# Accident 20200509001919A: Ayres Corporation S2R-G1, Imperial, CA, May 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2020, 12:10 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSUG
- Location: 32.8306° N, 115.5725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8306&lon=-115.5725&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: 8,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509001919A

## Narrative

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

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 TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT PRESSED THE RIGHT PEDAL AND THE RIGHT BRAKE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT TO THE LEFT.

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT BRAKE CONTROL FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN AGGRESSIVE TURN TO THE LEFT, PILOT INDICATED THAT HE KNEW HE WAS GOING OFF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE OF THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE DUE TO GROUND CONTACT.

AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A FULL STOP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT

## 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 WPR20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA172), May 9, 2020: Ayres S2R (N2245S), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during a landing roll due to a failure of the main O-ring in the right brake assembly, which resulted in a loss of brake pressure and subsequent brake failure.

## Other reports on N2245S (1)

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

- [Accident 20180529016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180529016969A), May 29, 2018: Ayres Corporation S2R-G1 (N2245S), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. 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…

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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