# Accident 20081114851049A: Ayres 600S2C, Long Hunter St, TN, November 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Long Hunter St, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1050° N, 86.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1050&lon=-86.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1691S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1691S-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600-S2C (registry code 8380302, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081114851049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BNA AIRPORT TO THE EAST FOR 8-9 MILES WHEN THE PROP BEGAN SLINGING OIL.  THE PILOT SPOTTED AN OPEN FIELD AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE CENTER STRUCTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR FRAME BROKE.  SPLAYING THE GEAR OUTWARD RESULTING IN NO BRAKING CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP, RIPPING IT OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT TEARING OUT THE TAIL WHEEL AND COMING TO REST.

## 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 ERA09CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA054), Nov 14, 2008: Snow 600 (N1691S), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller shaft seal in flight. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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