# Accident 20050831026889A: Ayres S2RT15NORMAL, Taylor, TX, August 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2005, 07:30 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: T7CG
- Location: 30.5711° N, 97.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5711&lon=-97.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4010M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4010M-2026-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T15 (registry code 0970105, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT15NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831026889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT BEGAN ABOUT 7:25 AM AND ABOUT 5 MILES FROM TAYLOR, TEXAS (T74) THE ENGINE BEGAN SURGING FROM FULL POWER TO IDLE. THE PILOT ELECTED TOLAND AT TAYLOR, TEXAS (T74) WITH POWER OFF WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGH SPEED LANDING AND UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON DAMP GRASS, ENDING UP IN MUSTANG CREEK NOSE DOWN. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.

## 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 DFW05CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA225), Aug 31, 2005: Ayres S2R-T15 (N4010M), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement while landing resulting in an overrun. A factor was fluctuating engine power.

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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