# NTSB CEN09LA297: Ayres S-2R, N223SB, Monroe, LA, May 14, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 14, 2009, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC) - Place: Monroe, LA - Coordinates: 32.51065, -92.079963 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0800&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report November 9, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 73834 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09LA297 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73834/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73834 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA297 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Ayres S-2R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=0970101), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Ayres S-2R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=0970101), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Ayres S-2R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=0970101), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was performing an aerial application flight in a field that had a set of power lines located in it. During the last pass of the application run, the airplane collided with the power lines and subsequently impacted terrain, coming to rest on a set of railroad tracks. ## Factual narrative On May 14, 2009, approximately 1420 central daylight time, an Ayres S-2R single-engine agricultural airplane, N223SB, was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines and impacted terrain during an aerial application flight near Monroe, Louisiana. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, received serious injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by Brooks Flying Service Inc., Calhoun, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. In a written statement to the NTSB, the pilot stated that he was performing an aerial application flight and during the last pass struck a set of power lines. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest on a set of railroad tracks. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N223SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223SB-2009-06-26), registration cancelled 2009-06-26, S/N T45-014DC (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S-2R - Registry model: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T45-014DC - Airframe hours: 9005 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Brooks Flying Service Inc - Registered owner: Brooks Flying Service Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 13, 2009 - Departed: Monroe, LA - Destination: Monroe, LA - Flight plan: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 2, 2009; seat: single; flight hours: 24,300 total, 12,500 in this make and model, 22,800 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 4 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20090514006719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090514006719I), May 14, 2009: Ayres S2R, Monroe, LA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was spraying a crop field on the south end of the mlu airport. The aircraft was on its last spray run going east and when the pilot pulled up,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 7, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73834. 945 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 860 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315638&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo: N223SB on-site (item 2, .PDF, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315639&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20N223SB%20on-site-Master.PDF 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. 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