# Incident 20010516011599I: Swrngn S2RG6, Saint Charles, AR, May 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Saint Charles, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3730° N, 91.1374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3730&lon=-91.1374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448AT-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G6 (registry code 0970216, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN S2RG6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516011599I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 16, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 200 CDT, N448AT, A THRUSH S2R-G6 A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ON BASE THE PILOT SWITCH THE THROTTLE LEVER TO MID POSITION TO REDUCE POWER ONT HE ENGINE, AT THIS ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND CAUSE THE AIRPLANE TO DESCENT RAPIDLY AND HIT A COUPLE OF LEVIES AND BRAKE THE TAIL LANDING GEAR OFF FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD AND STRIKE THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRPLANE TO SKIT ON THE RUNWAY AT THE AIR OPERATORS LANDING STRIP IN SAINT CHARLES, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO FARMERS AIR INC. THE COMMERICAL, RATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  WEATHER CONDITIONS, PARTLY SUNNY.

## Other reports on N448AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19940516011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516011209A), May 16, 1994: Swrngn S2RG6 (N448AT), Dewitt, AR, Substantial damage. Accidently bumped off takeoff flaps failed climb. Struck levee off departure end runway.

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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