Ayres S2R-G10 N2254S

Summary

On 6 July 2007 at about 22:30 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N2254S, operated by Don Chiles, was involved in an accident near Colorado City, Texas, 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 July 2007 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado City, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.4694, -100.9242

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N2254S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Don Chiles

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA150

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to an oil leak. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The engine of the turbine powered agricultural airplane lost power about 30 minutes into the aerial application flight. The 14,000-hour commercial pilot reported that while maneuvering, at approximately 10 feet above ground level (AGL), the engine lost power and he was unable to maintain flight. The pilot elected to execute a forced landing on nearby terraced cotton field. After touchdown, the single-engine airplane slid for approximately 150 to 200 feet before it came to rest in the upright position. There was no post impact fire. The wings, fuselage, and tail sustained structural damage. The propeller was also damaged. The FAA inspector, who responded to the site, found evidence of an engine oil leak along the left side and lower fuselage; however, he was unable to determine where the source of the engine oil leak. The examination of the engine oil reservoir revealed that the reservoir and the dipstick were dry. The airplane was reported to have about 100-gallons of fuel on board at the time of the mishap. A review of the airplane's logbooks indicate that the last annual inspection and 100-hour inspection was performed on March 10, 2007. The total time on the airframe at that time was determined to be 5,175.8 hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.