# Incident 19950217004659I: Ayres S2RR1820, Cushing, OK, February 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Cushing, OK
- Airport: Cushing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SNZG
- Location: 35.9500° N, 96.7734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUSHING MUNI (CUH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9500&lon=-96.7734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8984Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8984Q) (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: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,372 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950217004659I

## Narrative

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

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 19980404005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404005579A), Apr 4, 1998: Ayres S2R (N8984Q), Cushing, OK, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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