# Accident 20190517004769A: Ayres Corporation S-2R, Stuttgart, AR, May 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Airport: Carl Humphrey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQPG
- Location: 34.5975° N, 91.5750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5975&lon=-91.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5675X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5675X-2020-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (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 S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190517004769A

## Narrative

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

ON 17MAY2019 AN 1977 AYERS S-2R REGISTERED TO FARMERS AERIAL SEEDERS WAS SPREADING SOLID FERTILIZER IN SLOVAK ARKANSAS. MANEUVERING OUT OF THE 2ND PASS AND TURNING THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WAS A WIND GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL LOSING LIFT. WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT PARTIALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STILL UNDER POWER BOUNCED UP REGAINING LIFT/FLIGHT. THE AIRMAN STATED THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED OK AND HE MADE THE SPLIT DECISION TO FLY BACK TO BASE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES AWAY. HE THEN RADIOED BASE AND WHEN FLYING BY THE GROUND CREW CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND BENT UNDERNEATH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRMAN MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NON-ACTIVE RUNWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRMAN KEPT THE AIRCRAFTS WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT WHEEL UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE LEFT WING FELL, IMPACTING THE GROUND A 2ND TIME, SLIDING 200FT PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100FT FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE ADJACENT FIELD.  THE RESULTING IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA271), May 17, 2019: Ayres S 2R (N5675X), Stuttgart, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N5675X (1)

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

- [Accident 19840528019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528019459A), May 28, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5675X), Wilmot, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Nosed over on forced landing. No engine defects found.

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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