20050714034131A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Mer Rouge, LA · July 14, 2005

Date: July 14, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place: Mer Rouge, LA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: SDYG
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61220
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA182
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total2,500 in this make and model500 in the last 90 days

N61220Registered now · Ayres S2R-T34S/N T34-195 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 1630 CDT, pilot ^privac^ was spraying westbound. He pulled up at the end of the row and struck the outer third of the right wing of northbound pilot ^privac^ from underneath. Due to severe engine roughness, pilot ^privac^ landed in a cotton field and subsequently struck a low runoff area adjacent to a row-end which caused the gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1630 CDT, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS SPRAYING WESTBOUND. HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF THE ROW AND STRUCK THE OUTER THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING OF NORTHBOUND PILOT ^PRIVAC^ FROM UNDERNEATH. DUE TO SEVERE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A LOW RUNOFF AREA ADJACENT TO A ROW-END WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

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 DFW05LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBonita, LAThe failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.Jul 14, 2005 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N3098RAyres S2RT15NORMALAccident 20050714034132A · Minor damage

Other reports on N61220 · 1

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

Incident 20110801016939IManeuver · Vinton, IAPilot reported he was spraying in a continuous direction, making all left hand turns, for approximately 45 minutes. After completing the last pass, he exited the field, making a right turn and approximately 10 seconds later, the engine surged. The auxiliary…Aug 1, 2011 · No damage