Rockwell S 2R N4886X

Summary

On 27 July 2017 at about 15:00 local time, a Rockwell S 2R registered N4886X was involved in an accident near McRae, 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

27 July 2017 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McRae, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Telfair-Wheeler (MQW)

Coordinates

32.0944, -82.8806

Aircraft

Rockwell S 2R

Registration

N4886X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cochran → McRae

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA459

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during an agricultural application flight and after he had completed two spray passes, he received a call from his ground crew, which informed him that he did not have enough chemicals to complete the application. Because of his heavy load, the position of his load pad, and the runway slope, the pilot chose to land with a tailwind. The pilot reported that he approached with a higher-than-normal airspeed and touched down about 1,500 ft from the approach end of runway 21. As the tailwheel came down, the airplane rolled over a depression in the runway, which unloaded the weight on the landing gear, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was unable to regain directional control before the airplane departed the runway and went over an embankment. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 14 nautical miles northwest of the accident site reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 50° at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.