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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2R-600 · Pantego, NC · July 9, 2014

Date: July 9, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Pantego, NC
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RSEG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N131CE
Reported as: Ayres S2R-600
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N131CERegistered now · Ayres S2R-600S/N 2577R · Built 1984 Airframe modelAyres S2R-600 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported that after second pass, begining turn , the engine begain popping, pilot leveled wings, lowered nose, to maintain airspeed, the engine regained power, approximately 3 seconds later the engine begain popping again. Pilot then selected a "path" to attempt an emergency landing, during rollout the right landing gear struck a ditch. Inspection of the engine found the number 1 cylinder damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER SECOND PASS, BEGINING TURN , THE ENGINE BEGAIN POPPING, PILOT LEVELED WINGS, LOWERED NOSE, TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER, APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE BEGAIN POPPING AGAIN. PILOT THEN SELECTED A "PATH" TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DITCH. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER DAMAGED.