# Incident 20200726009149I: Ayres Corporation S2R-G6, Morris, IL, July 26, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2020, 09:50 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3NSG
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3105U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3105U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G6 (registry code 0970216, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G6
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,120 total, 3,310 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200726009149I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: ON JULY 26, 2020 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N3105U, AYRES-S2R MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF MORRIS, IL WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION.

CASUAL AND /OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD FINISHED THE APPLICATION; HOWEVER, HE HAD 10 GALLONS OF SPRAY LEFT IN THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO SPRAY THE LAST 10 GALLONS OVER THE FIELD TO EMPTY THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ENDING HIS DAY. THE FIELD HAS A TERRACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET HIGHER THAN THE SURROUNDING FIELD. AT 135 MPH, N3105U HIT A TREE IN THE TERRACE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE TREE BLENDED IN WITH THE TREES ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE FIELD. ONCE THE BOOMS HIT THE CORN ALL LIFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE TREES ON THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE TREE LINE WITH THE AIRCRAFT ONLY INCURRING MINOR DAMAGE.

RECOMMENDATIONS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING RETIREMENT AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. WITH THIS INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WOULD BE TRANSFERRING ALL HIS FIELDS OVER TO ANOTHER LOCAL OPERATOR, PARTING OUT HIS AIRCRAFT AND SURRENDERING HIS 137 AG CERTIFICATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COUNSELED ON BEING MORE VIGILANT WHEN SURVEYING FIELDS AND THE RISKS OF FLYING FATIGUED.

COMMENTS:  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLIANT THROUGHOUT THE INVESTIGATION. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH COMPLIANCE ACTION COUNSELING (PTRS GL03202005202)

## Other reports on N3105U (2)

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

- [Accident 20080715843639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715843639A), Jul 15, 2008: Swrngn S2RG6 (N3105U), Kilbourne, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Agricultural aircraft crashed after attempting to depart a 3500 foot private landing area two miles south of Kilbourne, IL. On take-off, the aircraft…
- [Accident 20030716019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716019879A), Jul 16, 2003: Swrngn S2RG6 (N3105U), Underwood, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) On 7/16/2003 at 1945 CDT, an ayres S2R-G6, N3105U, owned and flown by ron erickson was substantially damaged during takeoff during an aerial application…

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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