Rockwell S2R N8466V

Summary

On 18 July 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Rockwell S2R registered N8466V, operated by Air Advantage Inc, was involved in an accident near Carthage, Illinois, 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

18 July 2008 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Carthage, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Carthage (CLOSED Airport) (I48)

Coordinates

40.6900, -91.2253

Aircraft

Rockwell S2R

Registration

N8466V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air Advantage Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carthage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident were the uneven runway, the runway edge, and the cornfield.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had departed from the private airstrip on two previous agricultural aerial application flights. During the next takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left when it passed the center crown in the runway. He reported that the main wheel "caught" a deep rut at the runway edge. The airplane went off the runway and the left wing impacted a cornfield, which spun the airplane around. The landing gear, propeller, and empennage sustained substantial damage. The airport used by the pilot was a privately owned, paved airstrip used only by agricultural spray aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.