# Accident 20040326003809A: Ayres S2R, Matawa, WA, March 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Matawa, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WZIG
- Location: 46.3833° N, 119.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3833&lon=-119.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8420V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8420V-2020-06-12) (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: 5,677 total, 636 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326003809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN RETURNED FROM AERIAL APPLICATION TO PRIVATE LANDING STRIP TO REFUEL. LANDING STRIP IS A ONE-WAY STRIP DUE TO SLOPE. PREVAILING WIND NECESSITATED A DOWNWIND LANDING, WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AIRMAN ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS GUSTING UP TO 15 KNOTS. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT, AND THE PILOT INITIATED RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO ARREST THE DRIFT, TO NO AVAIL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, WITH LEFT MAIN STRIKING A ROW OF ROCKS PILED APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET HIGH, RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT (AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN). A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IS THE ROW OF PILED ROCKS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. WERE IT NOT FOR THAT THE RESULTING DAMAGE MAY LIKELY HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY LESS, RESULTING ONLY IN AN INCIDENT. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT THE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP (OWNED BY THE AIRMAN) DID NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING WINDSOCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA059), Mar 26, 2004: Rockwell S-2R (N8420V), Mattawa, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Compensation for wind conditions not maintained. Factors include a tailwind and a rock pile adjacent to the runway.

## Other reports on N8420V (2)

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

- [Accident 20150616008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150616008979A), Jun 16, 2015: Rockwell International S-2R (N8420V), Washtucna, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was applying dry fertilizer on several fields near wastucna, WA. The day was warming up and the air was starting to get a little rough though he stated…
- [Incident 19920502017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502017909I), May 2, 1992: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N8420V), Roger, ID, Minor damage. Left main tire blew on takeoff roll. Aircraft veered sharply to the left. Aborted.

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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