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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1340REST · Hatch, NM · August 11, 1996

Date: August 11, 1996
Place: Hatch, NM
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8992Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA346
Reported as: Ayres S2RR1340REST
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total

N8992QRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Aero Commander S2RS/N 1662R · Built 1972 Airframe modelAero Commander S2R Engine 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.

Lost power on ag flight. Landed on river levee. Right wing hit pole. Medical expired. No ag certificate. (-23) the pilot performed an emergency landing and damaged the right wing. The pilot then flew the aircraft. The pilot performed an emergency landing a second time, due to engine power loss. The pilot, marc south, replaced an engine cylinder and flew the aircraft to Hatch, NM, airport.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON AG FLIGHT. LANDED ON RIVER LEVEE. RIGHT WING HIT POLE. MEDICAL EXPIRED. NO AG CERTIFICATE. (-23) THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING A SECOND TIME, DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT, MARC SOUTH, REPLACED AN ENGINE CYLINDER AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO HATCH, NM, AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHatch, NMa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Aug 11, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8992Q · 1

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

Incident 19840726066929ITakeoff Ground Roll · Casa Grande, AZDuring takeoff roll aircraft drifted to side catching gear in dirt on unimproved ag strip.Jul 26, 1984 · Minor damage