# Incident 20070807019819I: Ayres S2R, Mt. Pleasant, IA, August 7, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2007, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMJG
- Location: 40.9622° N, 91.5472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9622&lon=-91.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8466V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8466V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,491 total, 286 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070807019819I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20080718843669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080718843669A), Jul 18, 2008: Ayres S2R (N8466V), Carthage, IL, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19820310003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003379A), Mar 10, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8466V), Oberlin, LA, Destroyed. Looked inside cockpit during a spray run to check hopper handle. Flew into the ground.
- [Accident 19770822018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822018939A), Aug 22, 1977: Ayres S2R (N8466V), Wilmot, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd across furrows.

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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