# Accident 20100518033959A: Ayres Corpo S-2R, May 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2010, 15:43 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIHG
- Location: 39.6233° N, 122.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6233&lon=-122.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29254, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPO S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 558 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100518033959A

## Narrative

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

WAS APPYING AGENT. IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 45 FT. SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE. MADE A FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS. DURING ROLL OUT CLIPPED COUPLE POLES.  AWAITING NTSB AGENT TO SCHEDULE AN ENGINE TEARDOWN JUNE 8 OR 9 TH WITH THE PRATT-WHITNEY PT6 REPRESENTATIVE>>INSPECTOR DILBECK AWNTSB TEAR DOWN WAS COMPLETED

## 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 WPR10LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA247), May 18, 2010: Ayres S2R (N29254), Glenn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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