20040311005579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Calipatria, CA · March 11, 2004

Date: March 11, 2004 · 10:10 local
Place: Calipatria, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FAYG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8520V
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA153
Reported as: Ayres S2R
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,159 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8520VRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2280R · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Ground support personnel inadvertently serviced the fueling tank on the truck with jet fuel. The aircraft was fueled from the tank and began to lose power during cruise. The pilot was able to dump most of his chemical load before the engine seized. He attempted to land in a plowed field but after the aircraft had slowed, the wheels hit soft dirt and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot was not hurt, but the aircraft suffered substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GROUND SUPPORT PERSONNEL INADVERTENTLY SERVICED THE FUELING TANK ON THE TRUCK WITH JET FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED FROM THE TANK AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DUMP MOST OF HIS CHEMICAL LOAD BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD BUT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED, THE WHEELS HIT SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA153Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCalipatria, CAthe failure of ground personnel to refuel the airplane with the proper fuel grade/octane, resulting in the airplane's loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to detect the fuel problem during a preflight inspection.Mar 11, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8520V · 2

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

Accident 20110623012599ACruise/Level Flight · Brawley, CAN8520V an S2R during the repositioning for part 137 aerial application operation attempted an emergency landing due to engine issues, during the emergency landing the aircraft struck railroad tracks and caught fire destroying the aircraft. The pilot suffered…Jun 23, 2011 · Destroyed Incident 20110311003159IGround/Ramp/Ma · Brawley, CAAfter landing pilot attempted to reposition aircraft to load spray material and fuel, pilot forgot to step on the left brake to spin the aircraft and aircraft rolled into the ditch. San FSDO report # 2011 WP09I005Mar 11, 2011 · Substantial damage