# NTSB CEN22LA200: Thrush S2R-H80, N510KK, Aurora, MO, May 12, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: May 12, 2022, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place: Aurora, MO
- Coordinates: 36.950024, -93.700218 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9500&lon=-93.7002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105080/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA200

## Probable cause

The pilot did not ensure clearance from a power line during a surveillance pass of a field to be sprayed.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Thrush S2R-H80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=8380310), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Thrush S2R-H80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=8380310), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Thrush S2R-H80, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=8380310), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that prior to spraying any field, he would make two surveillance passes. During the second surveillance pass on the day of the accident, although he was aware of a power line in the vicinity, the pilot did not ensure safe clearance from the power line. The landing gear struck the power line and the airplane impacted terrain. Both wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N510KK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510KK), registered now, S/N H80178DC, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-H80
- Registry model: [Thrush S2R-H80](https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-h80) (registry code 8380310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE AV H80-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-av-h80-100) (registry code 30170, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: H80178DC
- Year built: 2015
- Airframe hours: 1791
- Engines: GE H80 800 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Kingsley Kiman J, doing business as Plane Cents
- Registered owner: Kingsley Kiman J
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 4, 2022
- Departed: M09, Miller, MO
- Destination: M09, Miller, MO
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 25, 2021; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,890 total, 330 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 7 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: KHFJ, 15 nm away
- METAR: KHFJ 121555Z AUTO 20007G14KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A3006 RMK AO2

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220512006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220512006999A), May 12, 2022: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80, Aurora, MO, Destroyed. The aircraft departed to the south from the Aurora, MO airport. The pilot turned west to orbit around the field before entering a south heading to survey the…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 29, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105080. 2.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14058444&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20---_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo of the airplane at the accident site, courtesy of the FAA (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 613 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14058689&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20of%20Airplane%20at%20Accident%20Site-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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