# Incident 20011108031649I: Ayres S2R, Morgan, UT, November 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2001, 08:16 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0417° N, 111.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0417&lon=-111.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5686X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011108031649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 1000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AFTER DEPARTING MORGAN AIRPORT (2U). PILOT LANDED ON THE WESTBOUND LANE OF I-84 AT MILE MARKER 95. MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE AILERONS. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO INDICATION OF FUEL PRESSURE AFTER THE LANDING. LOCAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE SCENE 4 HOURS LATER AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO OGDEN, UT ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE FACILITY SUGGEST THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME WATER IN A FUEL LINE WHICH BECAME FROZEN AFTER TAKE OFF, EVEN THOUGH NO ATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO USE A GARRETT TURBINE ENGINE AND WAS USING APPROVED AUTO DIESEL.

## Other reports on N5686X (5)

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

- [Incident 20120311004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120311004239I), Mar 11, 2012: Ayres Corporation S-2R (N5686X), Kennedyville, MD, Minor damage. Pilot was exercising his aircraft preparing to begin ag operations (part 137). After a 20 to 30 minute flight, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to…
- [Accident 20040531010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531010199A), May 31, 2004: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5686X), Beaver, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Power failure during cruise flight. Emergency landing resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot.
- [Accident 19960606012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012939A), Jun 6, 1996: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Aberdeen, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot passed out returning to airport due g loads in steep turns stress and fatigue. Impacted level upright.
- [Accident 19811123078539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123078539A), Nov 23, 1981: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5686X), Richey, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot claims control problem with ailerons, but problem not established. Aircraft ran through fence and caught fire
- [Incident 19780606044699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606044699I), Jun 6, 1978: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Circle, MT, Minor damage. Engine stopped due to a broken rocker arm boss at intake valve.

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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