# Accident 20010430010879A: Ayres S2R-T45, Royal City, WA, April 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2001, 08:15 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9001° N, 119.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9001&lon=-119.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129D-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T45 (registry code 0970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010430010879A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRMAN DEPARTED WITH AIRCRAFT EMPTY (NO CHEMICAL ONBOARD) ENROUTE TO ANOTHER WORK STATION APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 MILES AWAY. PILOT LEVELED OFF AT ROUGHLY 150-200 FEET AGL AND ESTABLISHED CRUISE FLIGHT.  AFTER SETTING POWER AND PROPELLER RPM, THE PILOT THOUGH FUEL CONTROL SELECTOR WAS FORWARD OF GROUND IDLE POSITION AND THEREBY ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CONTROL BACK TO THE STOP.  A SECOND OR TWO LATER THE PILOT NOTED BRIEF PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT.  WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT MINIMAL ALTITUDE THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLETED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE ONLY FIELD WITHIN RANGE OF THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL FOR THE LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ROUGHLY 90' FEET PRIOR TO IMPACTING A PILE OF UPROOTED APPLE TREES.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP INVERTED ON THE GROUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT REMAINED CONSCIOUS AND WAS  ABLE TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE.  THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 SEA01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA080), Apr 30, 2001: Ayres S2R-T45 (N6129D), Royal City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Trees were a factor.

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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