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FAA incident report · Ayres S2R-G10 · Crystal, MI · July 23, 2022

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Date
July 23, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place
Crystal, MI
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
GORG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2270S
Reported as
Ayres S2R-G10
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,234 total
N2270SRegistered now · Ayres S2R-G10S/N G10-137 · Built 1997Airframe modelAyres S2R-G10Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On or about July 23, 2022, at approximately 1130 EDT, a 1997 Ayres Corporation S2R-G10, a fixed-wing single-engine airplane bearing registration N2270S (sn: G10-137), sustained minor damage while making a forced landing after an engine failure near Crystal, MI.privacy data omitted Was the pilot-in-command (PIC) at the time of the incident. The PIC states the flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 137.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the following is the weather observation from kamn at the approximate time of the incident:

METAR kamn 231535Z auto 21011G15KT 10SM clr 27/18 A2995 rmk AO2 T02670178=

The PIC stated that they had completed spraying a field and were climbing out to move on to the following field. The PIC said that the engine flamed out at approximately 400 feet above ground level (AGL), resulting in a total loss of thrust. The PIC stated that they were able to guide the aircraft to an unoccupied field and made a forced landing. Upon landing, the aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and the main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON OR ABOUT JULY 23, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EDT, A 1997 AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G10, A FIXED-WING SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE BEARING REGISTRATION N2270S (SN: G10-137), SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE NEAR CRYSTAL, MI.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PIC STATES THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 137.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM KAMN AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT:

METAR KAMN 231535Z AUTO 21011G15KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2995 RMK AO2 T02670178=

THE PIC STATED THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD AND WERE CLIMBING OUT TO MOVE ON TO THE FOLLOWING FIELD. THE PIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THRUST. THE PIC STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO AN UNOCCUPIED FIELD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.