20070807019819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S-2R · Mt. Pleasant, IA · August 7, 2007

Date: August 7, 2007 · 08:00 local
Place: Mt. Pleasant, IA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PMJG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8466V
Reported as: Ayres S2R
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,491 total286 in this make and model259 in the last 90 days

N8466VRegistered now · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2226R · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was in a turn after applying the second swath of chemical on a field when the engine lost power and gauges went to zero. Pilot initiated emergency procedures and feathered propeller. Pilot picked a spot to land, dumped the chemical load, and landed. On roll out, the aircraft landing gear impacted an earthen terrace concealed by the alfalfa. The impact damaged the landing gear and the aircraft slid into a corn field and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS IN A TURN AFTER APPLYING THE SECOND SWATH OF CHEMICAL ON A FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND GAUGES WENT TO ZERO. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FEATHERED PROPELLER. PILOT PICKED A SPOT TO LAND, DUMPED THE CHEMICAL LOAD, AND LANDED. ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED AN EARTHEN TERRACE CONCEALED BY THE ALFALFA. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A CORN FIELD AND CAME TO REST.

Other reports on N8466V · 3

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

Accident 20080718843669ATakeoff Ground Roll · Carthage, IL(-23) The pilot in command stated during takeoff the aircraft began to veer left, he attempted to correct back to the right however the left wingtip contacted an adjacent corn crop and spun the aircraft into the cornfield backwards. The pilot in command, the…Jul 18, 2008 · Substantial damage Accident 19820310003379ALow Level Operations · Oberlin, LALooked inside cockpit during a spray run to check hopper handle. Flew into the ground.Mar 10, 1982 · Destroyed Accident 19770822018939ALow Level Operations · Wilmot, ARLndd across furrows.Aug 22, 1977 · Substantial damage