# Accident 20030525014629A: Swrngn S2RG6, Palestine, AR, May 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2003, 13:13 local time
- Place: Palestine, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOEG
- Location: 34.9833° N, 90.9150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9833&lon=-90.9150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6136Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525014629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER SPRAYING A FIELD, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO AN AIR STRIP THE FUEL WAS ALMOST EMPTY AND THE ENGINE QUIT ON LAST PASS. AIRCRAFT HAD TO LAND IN A FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER. ENGINE TEAR DOWN INDICATES THE PROP STRUCK AN AIRBORNE OBJECT UNDER POWER AND THE TORSION SHAFT SHEARED AT THE SHEAR POINT. THE EMERGENCY STOP LEVER WAS NOT PULLED THEREFORE THE PROP DID NOT GO TO THE FEATHER POSITION.

## 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 FTW03LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA159), May 25, 2003: Ayres S2R-G6 (N6136Z), Palestine, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The shearing of the torsion shaft which resulted in a loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N6136Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20240726020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240726020769A), Jul 26, 2024: Ayres Corporation S2R-G6 (N6136Z), Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Acft departed kfet for a ferry flight to kaia. Aircraft departed kfet at 1212CDT with 228 gallons of fuel. 17 nautical miles out from kaia the decended to 500…

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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