# Accident 19970429006949A: Ayres S2RG10, El Dorado, AR, April 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2103° N, 92.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2103&lon=-92.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31575-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G6 (registry code 0970216, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429006949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES. (-23) ON APRIL 29, 1997, AT 1145 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AYRES S2R-G6, N31575, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY EVERGREEN FLYING SERVICE, INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, IMPACTED TREES 1/4 MILES NORTH OF EL DORADO DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (F43). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO A FORCE LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. HE OVERSHOT RUNWAY 18, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, CLEARED TREES, THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN 1/4 MILE OF INTENDED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS A DITCH, STRUCK TREES, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, COMING TO A STOP IN A RESIDENTIAL BACK YARD. NO POST FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE POWERPLANT HAS REVEALED THE TORQUE SENSOR UNIT FAILED DURING FLIGHT. P/N 896805-1. THE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 05/13/97 AT INTERCONTINENTAL JET IN TULSA, OK. MR. GARY E. WILCOX FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY FSDO OBSERVED THE INSPECTION.

## 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 FTW97LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA170), Apr 29, 1997: Ayres S2R-G6 (N31575), El Dorado, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging his altitude above the airport, resulting in not attaining the proper touchdown point. A factor was the separation of teeth from the aft gear of the spur gear assembly, which…

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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