# Incident 20190311001199I: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Firebaugh, CA, March 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40126, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190311001199I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 11, 2019, N40126 AN AYRES THRUSH WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A ORCHARD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION, 20 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FLAMED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 11 GALLONS OF FUEL RECOVERED FROM THE HEADER TANK. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE FUEL FILTER. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

NOTE :  WHEN THE REPORTING INSPECTOR (RI) ARRIVED ON THE SITE, HE NOTICE THAT THE LOW FUEL WANING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND FUEL TANK GAUGE LEVEL, INDICATED LOW. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS INDICATES SOME FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, HOWEVER IT WAS MINIMAL.  11 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING IN A POSITION THAT WOULD ALLOW THE REMAINDER FUEL, GRAVITY FEED INTO THE HEADER TANK. THERE WERE NO CONTAMINATES FOUND IN THE DRAINED FUEL.

## Other reports on N40126 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010416006219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416006219I), Apr 16, 2001: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N40126), Firebaugh, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 12, 2001 at approx. 1230 local time (PDT), N40126 a Ayres-S2-RT34 restricted airplane had a wire strike while approaching a field to spray. The…
- [Incident 19990707022169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707022169I), Jul 7, 1999: Ayres S2R (N40126), Mendota, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was attempting to land on a farm strip just after sunset. Due in part to blowing dust from a passing vehicle the pilot mistook a soft field next to…
- [Incident 19980825022149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825022149I), Aug 25, 1998: N40126, Firesbaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft N40126 was flying ten miles north of firebaugh, CA, approximately three miles north of highway thirty-three, one half mile north of valeria avenure…

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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