# Accident 20000406007049A: Swrngn S2RG6, Oak Grove, LA, April 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8599° N, 91.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8599&lon=-91.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3004V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3004V) (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: SWRNGN S2RG6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406007049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. PILOT DIVERTED TO AN OPEN, ADJACENT FILED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.  AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR BOGGED DOWN CAUSING A NOSE OVER DURING ROLL OUT DMAAGED PROPELLER, LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING AND RUDDER.  AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AFTER FUEL WAS SAMPLED, AND FUEL FILTERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NEGATIVE FINDINGS.  ACCIDENT OCCURED ON THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY WITH AN ESTIMATED 55 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING.  FUEL SOURCE WAS RETESTED AND THE CAUSED OF THE MECHANICLA FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DIRECT DRIVE TORQUE SENSOR.  MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA118), Apr 6, 2000: Ayres S2R-G6 (N3004V), Oak Grove, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a spur gear from the torque sensor gear assembly resulting in a loss of engine power. A factor was the muddy terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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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