# Incident 19980707027349I: Ayres S2R, Watson, AR, July 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Watson, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSWG
- Location: 33.8937° N, 91.2571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watson, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8937&lon=-91.2571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40117-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T15 (registry code 0970105, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707027349I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 7, 1998, AT ABOUT 1530 CDT, N40117, AN AYRES S2, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MANKIN FLYING SERVICE OF ROHWER, ARKANSAS, AND FLOWN BY AARON G. HILLER OF SUMNER, TEXAS, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR WATSON, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TITLE 14 PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPLYING INSECTICIDE TO A COTTON FIELD AND DURING THE PULL UP AT THE END OF A PASS THE ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH DURING THE FORCED LANDING DAMAGING THE PROP AND ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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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