# Accident 20200619020479A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Gatesville, NC, June 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gatesville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: Q2CG
- Location: 36.4071° N, 76.7569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4071&lon=-76.7569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3090G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3090G) (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/20200619020479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A APPLICATION RUN AND HAD JUST COMPLETED THE FIRST PASS WHEN THE PIC HEARD A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF THRUST. PIC STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THE PIC MANAGED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND PROPELLER.

SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS: FAILURE OF PROPELLER REDUCTION GEARBOX FAILED TO TRANSFER POWER FROM OPERATING ENGINE TO PROPELLER RESULTING ON FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

OWNER PROVIDED JASC CODE: A1A72 FOR COMPONENT FAILURE, NUMBER OF CYCLES ON COMPRESSOR 8000, POWER SECTION 5000 IAW SB 3002R24. GEARBOX PN 3017780 SN PCE 85346 PROVIDED BY OWNER.

AWAITING NTSB ID# FOR BLOCK 5.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THAT NUMBER IS RECEIVED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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