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FAA incident report · Ayres S2RR1820 · Cushing, OK · February 17, 1995

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Date
February 17, 1995 · 14:45 local
Place
Cushing, OK
Airport
Cushing Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SNZG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8984Q
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1820
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182097
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,372 total1,500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N8984QRegistered now · Aero Commander S2RS/N 1654R · Built 1972Airframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on February 17, 1995, at approximately 1445 local time, an aircraft, N8984, ayers S2R, was on a flight to dispense herbicide material with a full load. The aircraft was in level flight on the way to the field to be sprayed ten miles northeast of Cushing Municipal Airport. The pilot noticed the oil temperature was high and turned around to return to the airport. Then the oil pressure went low and the engine lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft on Oklahoma highway 33, one mile east of Cushing, Oklahoma. After landing, the wing collided with a road sign. Damage consisted of a punctured right wing skin and bent road sign. There were no injuries, no fire, and no chemicals were spilled. The pilot was the lone occupant of the aircraft. The pilot suspects the wright R-1820 engine main bearing failed. Metal was found in the oil sump after the aircraft was moved. After the engine is disassembled and the cause is found, a malfunction or defect report will be submitted. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 17, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 LOCAL TIME, AN AIRCRAFT, N8984, AYERS S2R, WAS ON A FLIGHT TO DISPENSE HERBICIDE MATERIAL WITH A FULL LOAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT ON THE WAY TO THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED TEN MILES NORTHEAST OF CUSHING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH AND TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WENT LOW AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY 33, ONE MILE EAST OF CUSHING, OKLAHOMA. AFTER LANDING, THE WING COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A PUNCTURED RIGHT WING SKIN AND BENT ROAD SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, AND NO CHEMICALS WERE SPILLED. THE PILOT WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSPECTS THE WRIGHT R-1820 ENGINE MAIN BEARING FAILED. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SUMP AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED. AFTER THE ENGINE IS DISASSEMBLED AND THE CAUSE IS FOUND, A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N8984Q · 1

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

Accident 19980404005579AForced/Precautionary Landing · Cushing, OK(.4)During the initial takeoff/climb loss of manifold pressure was noted by the pilot. The engine backfired as the pilot increased the throttle and mixture and lost power. During the forced landing, the pilot maneuvered the airplane to avoid power lines and…Apr 4, 1998 · Substantial damage