# Incident 20190612006699I: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Albany, GA, June 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWCG
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66TH) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612006699I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN S2R-T34, N66TH, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED AFTER IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY, GEORGIA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137.

THE (PIC) PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF A CONTRACTED CORN FIELD IN MITCHELL COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF ALBANY, GEORGIA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN THE PIC HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SPARKS AS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO JIMMY CARTER REGIONAL AIRPORT AND SECURED BY SOUTHER FIELD AVIATION IN AMERICUS, GA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

ON JUNE 14, 2019 AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO ARRIVED ON SCENE AT SOUTHER FIELD AVIATION TO ASSESS THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  THE RESULTS OF THE DAMAGE REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING FLAPS EVIDENT BY THE CRUSHED PANELS. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED.

A REVIEW OF THE PILOTS CREDENTIALS SHOWED THAT THE PIC HELD A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE AND A RECENT SECOND CLASS MEDICAL DATED JUNE 28, 2018.  FURTHER EVALUATION SHOWED THAT ON APRIL 10, 2019 A SATISFACTORY BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW HAD BEEN CONDUCTED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

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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