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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RR1340REST · Dos Palos, CA · August 20, 1996

Date: August 20, 1996 · 01:45 local
Place: Dos Palos, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RPGG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8467V
Reported as: Ayres S2RR1340REST
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total18,000 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

N8467VRegistered now · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2227R · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on August 20, 1996, at 0145 PDT, aero commander S2-R, N8467V, was being used for aerial application under part 137 of the federal aviation regulations. During a climb-out after a spray pass, the engine reportedly quit and the pilot maneuvered the airplane to a safe landing in a cotton field. External examination of the engine showed that the crankshaft counter weight was dislocated from the crankshaft with extensive engine damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 20, 1996, AT 0145 PDT, AERO COMMANDER S2-R, N8467V, WAS BEING USED FOR AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER PART 137 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. DURING A CLIMB-OUT AFTER A SPRAY PASS, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY QUIT AND THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO A SAFE LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD. EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT WAS DISLOCATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT WITH EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.

Other reports on N8467V · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890703036759IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Los Banos, CAVibrating and rough engine. Forced landing in field. Found counter weight mounting bolt on propeller broken off.Jul 3, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19790224003549ALow Level Operations · Taft, CAAg acft struck irrigation dam during swath run. Pilot misjudged height above ground.Feb 24, 1979 · Substantial damage