# Accident 20050714034132A: Ayres S2RT15NORMAL, Mer Rouge, LA, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDYG
- Location: 32.9333° N, 91.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9333&lon=-91.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3098R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3098R-2006-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T15 (registry code 0970105, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT15NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714034132A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS NORTHBOUND, RETURNING TO BASE, COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER COMPANY PLANE WORKING A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS SPRAYING THE FIELD BENEATH HIM AND DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IMPACT. DUE TO THE SUN IN HIS EYES AND HAZE, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ DID NOT SEE THE PLANE UNTIL HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF A ROW. PILOT ^PRIVAC^ ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE PLANE TO THE LEFT. PILOT ^PRIVAC^ STRUCK THE OUTER ONE-THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE NORTHBOUND PLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N61220, Ayres S2RT34NORMAL: [Accident 20050714034131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714034131A)

## 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 DFW05LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA182), Jul 14, 2005: Ayres S2R-T15 (N3098R), Bonita, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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