- Date
- April 17, 1982, 06:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Evergreen, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4008HAyres S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820417010109A
- Case key
- 70636
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that about 5 minutes after takeoff the engine skipped once, popped, then quit completely with no other warning. The aircraft was over a wooded area and was forced to land in the trees. It was determined that the aircraft was approximately 740 lbs above the maximum authorized gross weight at takeoff and was overweight at the time of the engine failure. The pilot reported that he dumped his chemical load prior to the crash. Engine examination revealed that the left magneto drive gear shaft, p/n 10538, sheared approximately one inch aft of the drive gear. The shaft is necessary to drive the engine driven fuel pump and the left magneto.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4008H
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2520R
- Airframe hours
- 1,340
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Dixieland Aviation
- Registered owner
- John E. Collins
- Departed
- 39J · Evergreen, AL
- Destination
- 39J · Evergreen, AL
- Airport
- 39J · Middletown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,458 total · 175 in this make and model · 1,278 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGM, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.