Ayres S2R-G6 N3004V

Summary

On 6 April 2000 at about 13:00 local time, a Ayres S2R-G6 registered N3004V was involved in an accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2000 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.8599, -91.3895

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G6

Registration

N3004V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA118

Nobody was injured.

The failure of a spur gear from the torque sensor gear assembly resulting in a loss of engine power. A factor was the muddy terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the aerial application flight, the engine 'lost torque while spraying at ground level.' The pilot diverted to an adjacent open field for the forced landing. During the landing roll, the main landing gear sank in the wet field, and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. An engine teardown revealed a failure of the spur gear from the torque sensor gear assembly. The Garrett TPE 331 engine had accumulated 8,395 flight hours since the last major overhaul. Total flight time since a hot section and gearbox change was 793 hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.