- Date
- August 26, 1987, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Leland, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4002KAyres S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870826048369A
- Case key
- 31957
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flight en route to a field for aerial application the engine lost power when the number one cylinder cracked between the spark plug holes. While maneuvering to land at a sod airstrip altitude could not be maintained and the left spray boom contacted a soy bean field. Control was lost and the aircraft touched down hard on the right landing gear causing it to collapse. The pilot attributed the crack in the cylinder to time in service on the cylinder and stated this is a common occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4002K
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2459R
- Airframe hours
- 4,269
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Clark Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Clark Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1986
- Airport
- Prather Farms Airstrip, runway 18, 2,700 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,013 total · 4,818 in this make and model · 6,882 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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