# Accident 20100521005689A: Ayres Corpo S2R-R1340, Roe, AR, May 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Roe, AR
- Airport: Knoll Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOJG
- Location: 34.5411° N, 91.3414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5411&lon=-91.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPO S2R-R1340
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100521005689A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CDT AN AYERS S2R (THRUSH) SETTLED TO THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE KNOLL AIRSTRIP, AT ROE, ARKANSAS.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY CUSTOM AIR, INC. UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON THE KNOLL AIRSTRIP, ROE, ARKANSAS AT 1630 CDT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE PROPELLER CONTROL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE AFT OF THE TAKEOFF POSITION (APPROXIMATLEY A "CRUISE" RPM SETTING) AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB LEVER WAS IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.  A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH APPROXIMATELY A 13 KNOT TAILWIND WAS ATTEMPTED.

## 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 CEN10CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA265), May 21, 2010: Ayres S2R-R1340 (N107CA), Roe, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with a tailwind, resulting in a runway overrun.

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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