# NTSB FTW00LA195: Ayres S2R-T34, N2252N, Anahuac, TX, July 5, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 5, 2000, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Coordinates: 29.760976, -94.669021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7610&lon=-94.6690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49630/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA195

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - water
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

The pilot was spaying a rice field, and during the third pass he planned to fly the airplane under a 40-foot agl power line and then over a tree line for the turn around maneuver.  During the pass under the power line, the propeller, vertical stabilizer, and rudder struck the power line cable.  Subsequently, the pilot flew the airplane over the tree line and landed the airplane left wing low in a flooded rice field.  Upon touchdown, the airplane spun to the left, damaging the engine mounts and partially separating the tail section.

## Factual narrative

On July 5, 2000, at 0800 central daylight time, an Ayres S2R-T34 agricultural airplane, N2252N, struck a power line during an aerial application flight near Anahuac, Texas.  The airplane was owned and operated by Swope Cattle, Inc., at Anahuac, Texas, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137.  The commercial pilot, sole occupant, received minor injuries, and the airplane was destroyed.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, and a flight plan was not filed.  The flight originated from the Anahuac Chambers County Airport at an unknown time.

The pilot reported that he was spaying a rice field, and during the third pass he planned to fly the airplane under a 40-foot agl power line and then over a tree line for the turn around maneuver.  During the pass under the power line, the propeller, vertical stabilizer, and rudder struck the power line cable.  Subsequently, the pilot flew the airplane over the tree line and landed the airplane left wing low in a flooded rice field.  Upon touchdown, the airplane spun to the left, damaging the engine mounts and partially separating the tail section.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2252N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252N-2001-10-29), registration cancelled 2001-10-29, S/N T41-225DC, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ayres S2R-T34
- Registry model: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T41-225DC
- Engines: P&W PT6A-U1 850 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Swope Cattle, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: T00, ANAHUAC, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F

## 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 20000705006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000705006099A), Jul 5, 2000: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Anauhac, TX, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he was on his third spray run, which required flying under power lines which were about 50 feet above ground level. There was a tree…

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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