# Accident 20030716019879A: Swrngn S2RG6, Underwood, ND, July 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2003, 19:45 local time
- Place: Underwood, ND
- Airport: Underwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: E7SG
- Location: 48.0283° N, 99.6164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0283&lon=-99.6164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3105U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3105U) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,667 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716019879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/16/2003 AT 1945 CDT, AN AYRES S2R-G6, N3105U, OWNED AND FLOWN BY RON ERICKSON WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR ESMOND, NE. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOW WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH INDICATED THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE: BOTH WINGTIPS BUCKLING AND/OR WRINKLING AND DEFORMATION AT OUTBOARD RIB 1 FT. INBOARD FROM TIPS, RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER BENT, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS BUCKLED, TAILWHEEL SHEARED OFF, SHEARING OF FUSELAGE AFT OF FIREWALL AT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS EXTENDING PAST STEPS, PROPELLER BLADES BENT FORWARD AND COWLING BENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI03LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA215), Jul 17, 2003: Ayres S2R-G6 (N3105U), Esmond, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The obstruction of the windshield by the application chemical restricting the pilot's visual lookout, and the pilot's failure to perform an aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were…

## Other reports on N3105U (2)

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

- [Incident 20200726009149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200726009149I), Jul 26, 2020: Ayres Corporation S2R-G6 (N3105U), Morris, IL, Minor damage. Description of deviation: on July 26, 2020 the pilot in command (PIC) of N3105U, Ayres-S2R made a forced landing in a field in the vicinity of Morris, IL while…
- [Accident 20080715843639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715843639A), Jul 15, 2008: Swrngn S2RG6 (N3105U), Kilbourne, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Agricultural aircraft crashed after attempting to depart a 3500 foot private landing area two miles south of Kilbourne, IL. On take-off, the aircraft…

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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