Rockwell S-2R N8468V
12 June 2003 · Royal City, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 June 2003 at about 15:00 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N8468V was involved in an accident near Royal City, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Royal City, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.9011, -119.6311
- Aircraft
- Rockwell S-2R
- Registration
- N8468V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Royal City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA03LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a 20 foot high post while applying chemicals to an agricultural field, which resulted in impact damage to the right main landing gear, and ultimately to a collapse of the subject gear during the subsequent landing roll. Factors include a post within the area that the pilot was applying chemicals to.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While applying chemicals to a field, the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft's right main landing gear to impact a 20 foot high post. He then dispersed the remainder of his load and returned to the strip he was using as his base of operations. Knowing that the right gear had been damaged, the pilot held the right wing higher than the left as long as he could during the landing roll, but when the right main gear touched the landing surface it collapsed. When the gear collapsed, the right wing came in contact with the terrain, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing main spar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell S-2R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2003 | Rockwell S-2R | Lemoore, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Rockwell S-2R | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2003 | Rockwell S-2R | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2004 | Rockwell S-2R | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Rockwell S-2R | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 2002 | Rockwell S-2R | Bancroft, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2003 | Cessna 150C | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2003 | Cessna 340 | Blakely Island, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2003 | Classic Fighter ME-262 REPRODUCTION | Everett, Washington, United States | Wolfgang Czaia | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172P | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2003 | Hanks AVID FLYER | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172G | Packwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |