# Accident 20200922018689A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T45, Jackson, TN, September 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2020, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1WXG
- Location: 35.6923° N, 88.6834° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6923&lon=-88.6834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298M-2022-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T45 (registry code 0970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 650 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200922018689A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N3298M WAS ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS UNDER A VALID CFR PART 137 OPERATING CERTIFICATE.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AERIAL APPLICATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED 14.5 STATUTE MILES EAST/NORTHEAST FROM MCKELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL AIRPORT/JACKSON, TN (MKL).  THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING UP FROM HIS LAST SWATH RUN BEFORE RETURNING TO MKL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE PIC ELECTED TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 20 EASTBOUND.  AN ON SCENE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE MEMPHIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO THE RIGHT DITCH WHERE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUPTLY YAW TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROADWAY AND NOSE DOWN INTO THE TREE LINE PARALLEL TO THE ROAD.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED AND NO ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AT THE SITE.  THE APPLICATION PAYLOAD WAS EXHAUSTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO A SAFER LOCATION ABOUT 100 YARDS TO THE EAST OF THE CRASH SITE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.  THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL TANK APPEARED TO BE INTACT.  REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK INSPECTION PANELS SHOWED ZERO FUEL IN EITHER OF THE TANKS.  INSPECTION OF THE MAIN FUEL LINE AT THE FIREWALL REVEALED ONLY A TRACE AMOUNT OF FUEL.  INSPECTION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP AND THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT REVEALED ONLY A TRACE AMOUNT OF FUEL.

PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND TO BE THE PIC?S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ENGINE FAILURE, CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ERA20LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA333), Sep 22, 2020: Ayres S2R (N3298M), Jackson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor his fuel supply, resulting in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.

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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