Ayres S2R-G10 N2312Y

Summary

On 10 September 2010 at about 15:15 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N2312Y, operated by Thaggard Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Doerun, Georgia, 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

10 September 2010 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Doerun, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.3167, -83.9000

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N2312Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thaggard Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doerun → Doerun

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA474

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to select an adequate forced landing site and his excess speed during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aerial application flight, the pilot felt a vibration and heard a loud whine. He observed that the exhaust gas temperature was above the temperature limit and was rising. Almost simultaneously, he observed that the indication on the torque meter was dropping. He then decided to make a precautionary landing in a pasture that adjoined the field that he was spraying. He landed the airplane in the pasture, but the airplane struck several large anthills, bouncing up and becoming airborne each time. The airplane then overran the pasture and struck trees. Examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction which would have caused or contributed to the loss of power reported by the pilot. The pilot advised that, when he decided to make a precautionary landing, he had a rush to judgment. He was fast on the approach and landed with a tailwind, and he could not get the airplane to stop before it hit the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.