# Accident 20010114039389A: Ayres S2R, Crewe, VA, January 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Crewe, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UKRG
- Location: 37.0308° N, 79.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0308&lon=-79.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,315 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010114039389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/14/01, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WARRENTON, VA, W66 WITH 70 GALLONS OF FUEL INDICATED ON THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED TO CREWE, VA, AIRPORT (W81) IN PREPARATION FOR AERIAL SPRAYING. ON THE WAY TO W81, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS MORE HEADWIND "THAN USUAL" AND LANDED IN LOUISA, VA (LKU) TO REFUEL. WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN HE COMMUNICATED WITH HAND SIGNALS WITH LINE PERSONNEL THAT HE NEEDED FUEL AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL "10:00". THE PILOT CHOSE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO W81 AND DEPARTED. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING JUST BEFORE W81 AND THE FORCED LANDING OCCURRED. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD TRIED TO AIR-START THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 7-10 SECONDS BEFORE ENTERING THE TREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 4 NM NORTH OF THE W81. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON WERE WRAPPED AROUND A PINE TREE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET UP IN THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL SECTION.

## 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 IAD01LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA026), Jan 14, 2001: Ayres S2R (N222GK), Crewe, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and exhaustion of his fuel supply.

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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