# Accident 20040219004389A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Mamou, LA, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mamou, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KEGG
- Location: 30.7842° N, 92.1822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7842&lon=-92.1822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3092H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3092H-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219004389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUST AFTER TAKE OFF, @ 300 FT. ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. AFTER THE SECOND SURGE THE ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING RAPIDLY, IMPACTING THE GROUND AND SLIDING APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FEET. APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OVER A DITCH AND GRAVEL ROAD AND IMPACTED THE OPPOSITE DITCH COMING TO REST WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES PARALLEL TO THE GRAVEL ROAD.

## 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 FTW04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA082), Feb 19, 2004: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3092H), Ville Platte, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N3092H (1)

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

- [Incident 20020417009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417009359I), Apr 17, 2002: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N3092H), Redland, LA, Minor damage. (-23) After completing three passes, pilot was in level cruise flight when he noticed the airspeed decrease and a decrease in fuel pressure. He turned on the…

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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