# Accident 20030612013269A: Ayres S2R, Royal City, WA, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 08:00 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQSG
- Location: 46.9011° N, 119.6311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9011&lon=-119.6311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8468V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468V-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612013269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON THIS DAY, MR. BAGLEY WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL CHEMICAL APPLICATION TO A FIELD NEAR HIS HOME BASE. AT SOME POINT, HE STRUCK A 20' TALL POST WITH HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE SURVEYED THE AIRPLANE AS WELL AS HE COULD WHILE IN THE AIR AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WITH INSTRUMENTS OR CONTROLS. HE COMPLETED THE SPRAY JOB AND RETURNED TO HIS BASE. UPON LANDING, THE DAMAGED RIGHT LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA101), Jun 12, 2003: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, substantial damage. 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…

## Other reports on N8468V (3)

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

- [Accident 20120814017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017499A), Aug 14, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. On takeoff, aircraft lost power. Pilot was able to sustain it enough to attempt a landing on the highway. He was unable to land straight and when the aircraft…
- [Accident 20120524009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009579A), May 24, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting an aerial application of a wheat field when he struck the main pipe of an irrigation circle with the left main landing gear, bending it…
- [Accident 19900715027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715027099A), Jul 15, 1990: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final for ag strip. Dived under powerlines but struck an irrigation sprinkler and crashed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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