# Incident 20140709012289I: Ayres Corporation S2R-600, Pantego, NC, July 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pantego, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RSEG
- Location: 35.5874° N, 76.6594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pantego, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5874&lon=-76.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-600
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140709012289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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