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FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Malone, FL · September 9, 1998

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Date
September 9, 1998 · 09:02 local
Place
Malone, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FWDG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3652X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA244
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
WSK PZL3S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,780 total1,550 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days
N3652XRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2000 · Aero Commander S2RS/N 1885RAirframe modelAero Commander S2R

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4)The pilot stated that he was approximately three miles west of the airstrip when the engine lost all power. He stated, '...I was 600 to 700 feet AGL., I first pushed the throttle to full power position then started pumping the wobble pump and got no response.' The pilot stated that he began looking for and area to land, he picked out an area between two trees. Accoring to the pilot during the landing, the airplane went between two trees and the wings were sheared then he impacted the ground. The engine was examined November, 1998. The FAA inspector's reported showed that the following was found, '...wiring to magnetos had shielding completely chaffed from (the) wires and bare wires were present where it passed through the firewall of the aircraft...non aircraft wiring and splices were installed in the aircraft...privacy data omitted (-23) Aircraft experienced total loss of power while returning from aeril application job over a wooded area between campbellton, FL and Malone, FL just south of Florida SR-2. Aircraft was flying a 600-700 AGL when engine quit and pilot was unable to restart. Propeller was stationary when aircraft c ontacted the trees/ground. Damage to the aircraft includes: shearing off of both wings, collapse of the landing gear, fuselage structural damage at the wing attach points, main gear attach points, and cockpit deck. Three of four propeller blades were damaged as well.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF THE AIRSTRIP WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HE STATED, '...I WAS 600 TO 700 FEET AGL., I FIRST PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER POSITION THEN STARTED PUMPING THE WOBBLE PUMP AND GOT NO RESPONSE.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR AND AREA TO LAND, HE PICKED OUT AN AREA BETWEEN TWO TREES. ACCORING TO THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WENT BETWEEN TWO TREES AND THE WINGS WERE SHEARED THEN HE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED NOVEMBER, 1998. THE FAA INSPECTOR'S REPORTED SHOWED THAT THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND, '...WIRING TO MAGNETOS HAD SHIELDING COMPLETELY CHAFFED FROM (THE) WIRES AND BARE WIRES WERE PRESENT WHERE IT PASSED THROUGH THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT...NON AIRCRAFT WIRING AND SPLICES WERE INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT...^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING FROM AERIL APPLICATION JOB OVER A WOODED AREA BETWEEN CAMPBELLTON, FL AND MALONE, FL JUST SOUTH OF FLORIDA SR-2. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING A 600-700 AGL WHEN ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. PROPELLER WAS STATIONARY WHEN AIRCRAFT C ONTACTED THE TREES/GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES: SHEARING OFF OF BOTH WINGS, COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT THE WING ATTACH POINTS, MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS, AND COCKPIT DECK. THREE OF FOUR PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED AS WELL.

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 MIA98LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMalone, FLa loss of engine power due to a chaffed ignition wires, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.Sep 9, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3652X · 2

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

Accident 19750510012369ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Oakdale, LASoft spots on rwy. Tail hit rice levee.May 10, 1975 · Substantial damageAccident 19740418009709AFinal Approach · Eunice, LASwerved down strip. Ground looped to avoid vehicles parked at end. Hit G-164,N592Y,substantial dmg.Apr 18, 1974 · Substantial damage