# Incident 20220723007179I: Ayres Corporation S2R-G10, Crystal, MI, July 23, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crystal, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GORG
- Location: 43.2590° N, 84.9319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2590&lon=-84.9319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2270S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2270S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G10 (registry code 0970217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G10
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,234 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723007179I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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