# Incident 20210520006879I: Ayres Corporation S2R-G1, Hoxie, KS, May 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hoxie, KS
- Airport: Hoxie-Sheridan County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WDYG
- Location: 39.3651° N, 100.4381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOXIE-SHERIDAN COUNTY (1F5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3651&lon=-100.4381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4090W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G1 (registry code 0970219, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G1
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,037 total, 336 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210520006879I

## Narrative

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

MAY 20, 2021 AT 10:30AM LOCAL TIME THRUSH N4090W DEPARTED 1F5  AIRPORT WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD IN ORDER TO SPRAY A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NE OF THE HOXIE-SHERIDAN COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE PILOT VERIFIED HE HAD 100 GALS OF FUEL BEFORE TAKEOFF.  AFTER APPLYING THE LOAD OF FUNGICIDE TO THE INTENDED FIELD, HE WAS HEADING BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 750 AGL AND THE PILOT HAD TO POINT THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GROUND TO KEEP AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL. HE FLIPPED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND IGNITERS BUT THE ENGINE POWER WAS NOT RESTORED.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD WAS QUICKLY CHOSEN, A PASTURE, WHICH HAD SUSTAINED RECENT HEAVY, RAINS. HE LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS AND WAS INITIALLY SUCCESSFUL IN THE LANDING HOWEVER, BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET IT COMPLETELY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF A CUTBANK COMING TO REST UPRIGHT. THE TOTAL FLIGHT DURATION FROM TAKEOFF TO LANDING INCLUDING THE AERIAL APPLICATION WAS 45 MINUTES.

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A HANGER FOR INSPECTION, ALL RESIDUAL FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE WING TANKS AND HEADER TANK. APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED WHICH EQUATES TO THE UNUSABLE FUEL USUALLY HELD IN THE TANKS. THE FUEL DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CONTAMINATED AND THE FUEL SCREEN IN THE FIREWALL WAS RELATIVELY CLEAN.

## Other reports on N4090W (1)

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

- [Incident 20070630015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070630015679I), Jun 30, 2007: Ayers S2RG1 (N4090W), Agency, IA, Minor damage. (-23) During a cross-country repositioning flight, pilot attempted a precautionary landing on a gravel road due to a "low fuel" indication. Left wing of…

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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