# Accident 19990816012929A: Ayres S2R, Dermott, AR, August 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1999, 15:40 local time
- Place: Dermott, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5205° N, 91.4303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5205&lon=-91.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4896X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4896X-2002-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012929A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE COTTON PLANTS, THE LEFT WING TIPPED, AND THE ACFT SLID 300 YARDS, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN APPLICATION RUN, THE A/C ENGINE APPEARED TO UNDERGO A REDUCTION IN POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE ROLE OUT PHASE OF THE LANDING ON A TRACTOR TURN ROAD, THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM AND RIGHT WING TIP ENTANGLED IN THE AGRICULTURAL VEGETATION (COTTON). THE A/C TURNED RIGHT AND TIPPED LEFT. THE LEFT WINGCONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE A/C ONTINUED SLIDING LEFT, FINALLY COMING TO REST APPROX. 100 FEET FROM INITIAL VEGETATION CONTACT.THE FUSELAGE FRAME BROKE JUST AFT OF THE PILOT'S STATION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AIRFRAME ABOVE THE LANDING GEAR. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATION OF FAILURE.

## 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 FTW99LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA225), Aug 16, 1999: Rockwell S-2R (N4896X), Dermott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4896X (1)

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

- [Incident 19820608035789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608035789I), Jun 8, 1982: Ayres S2R (N4896X), Grady, AR, Minor damage. Pilot hit rice levee with landing gear on takeoff. Pilot suspected aircraft and continued his ag operations.

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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