# Accident 20110728016389A: Ayres Corporation S2R-G6, Garner, IA, July 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2011, 17:55 local time
- Place: Garner, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2347° N, 93.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2347&lon=-93.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G6 (registry code 0970216, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G6
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 240 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA545) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728016389A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD FROM EAST TO WEST. HE FINISHED AND WAS SPRAYING THE HEADLANDS (TRIM BORDERS) ON THE FIELD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. AS HE COMPLETED THE PASS, HE PULLED UP TO CLEAR A GROVE OF TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD. HE WAS AWARE OF THE WIND GENERATOR TOWER AHEAD OF HIM; HOWEVER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BLOCKED OUT THE VIEW OF THE WIND GENERATOR TOWER, DUE TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. HE WAS BANKING LEFT AND BELIEVED HE WOULD MISS THE TOWER; HOWEVER, HIS RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK A BLADE OF THE TOWER. THE TOWER WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME. HE DID NOT HEAR THE WING ITSELF HIT THE TOWER, BUT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACT WHEN THE BOOM ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE, DUE TO THE DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE IMPACT, AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE. HE LANDED IMMEDIATELY ON A ROAD AHEAD OF HIM, TAXIED INTO AN ABANDONED FARM SITE, AND CALLED THE AUTHORITIES.

## 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 CEN11CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA545), Jul 28, 2011: Ayres S2R-G6 (N331BF), Forest City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during an aerial application run, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a windmill.

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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