Ayres S2R-G10 N4061H

Summary

On 3 July 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N4061H, operated by Everidge Aerial Farming, Inc., was involved in an accident near Brownfield, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.1700, -102.2691

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N4061H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Everidge Aerial Farming, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plains → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA192

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to the blocked engine intake, which resulted from ingesting birds. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the pilot's intentional ground loop in an attempt to avoid a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a spraying run when a flock of doves flew into the airplane's flight path. Numerous birds were ingested in the engine's intake resulting in a loss of engine power. The pilot elected to land the airplane in a cotton field with a tail wind because he did not have enough altitude to turn around. During the landing roll, the pilot intentionally ground looped the airplane to avoid a ditch alongside a road. The airplane went up on its nose, turned 180 degrees, and came to rest upright facing the opposite direction of landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.