# Accident 20030824023419A: Ayres S2R, Eudora, AK, August 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eudora, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WFIG
- Location: 33.0331° N, 91.4386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0331&lon=-91.4386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5671X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,296 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030824023419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2003, AT 10:00 AM CDT, A AYRES S2-R, N5671X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD WITH SMALL PINE TREES 1/2 MILE FROM THE INTENDED LANDING SITE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING BACK TO WARDS FLYING SERVICE (WFIG) AT OR ABOUT 100 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON, LOWER RIGHT WING TIP, TAIL SECTION, TAIL WHEEL, BROKEN STEP, COLLAPSED LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT ELEVATOR AND UNDERCARRIAGE. IT WAS OBSERVED BY THE IIC, THERE WAS ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HEIGHT OF FUEL IN LEFT FUEL TANK WHILE THE RIGHT HAD NONE DUE TO THE TILTED RIGHT WING. THE PILOT WHO ALSO HOLDS AN A&P, SAID THAT HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON THE SAME AIRCRAFT, THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND HE SUSPECTED A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO DETERMINE IF THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI03LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA297), Aug 24, 2003: Ayres S-2R (N5671X), Eudora, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the ditch which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5671X (1)

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

- [Accident 20050623015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050623015949A), Jun 23, 2005: Ayres S2R (N5671X), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/23/2005 at approximately 5:00 pm, CST, an Ayres model S2R was substantially damaged during landing at Eagle Lake Airport, (kela), Eagle Lake,…

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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