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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RG10 · Alpaugh, CA · February 24, 1997

Date
February 24, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place
Alpaugh, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
C44G
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2237D
Reported as
Ayres S2RG10
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3311151A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total310 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: the aircraft departed from a private dirt road. There was no agriculture material in the hopper. Immediately after take-off, at an altitude of approximately 100 feet AGL, there was a complete loss of engine power. The aircraft landed straight ahead in a field with minor damage to the main landing gear. The engine will be inspected by national flight, swanton, Ohio, FAA repair station #DSCR311D. The engine was repaired and altered (iaw STC SE383 ch) by national flight, as a time continued engine, and installed of a new manufactured airframe by Ayres corp. the engine has been tagged with FAA form 8020-2, aircraft parts identification and release, for FAA to witness teardown. The cle FSDO has been notified of the tagged engine for their follow-up as appropriate. This incident report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE DIRT ROAD. THERE WAS NO AGRICULTURE MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED BY NATIONAL FLIGHT, SWANTON, OHIO, FAA REPAIR STATION #DSCR311D. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND ALTERED (IAW STC SE383 CH) BY NATIONAL FLIGHT, AS A TIME CONTINUED ENGINE, AND INSTALLED OF A NEW MANUFACTURED AIRFRAME BY AYRES CORP. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2, AIRCRAFT PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE, FOR FAA TO WITNESS TEARDOWN. THE CLE FSDO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE TAGGED ENGINE FOR THEIR FOLLOW-UP AS APPROPRIATE. THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N2237D · 1

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