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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Kahlotus, WA · May 19, 2011

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Date: May 19, 2011 · 17:30 local
Place: Kahlotus, WA
Airport: Hille-Kimp Airstrip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: WZKG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4996X
Reported as: Rockwell International S-2R
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,500 total18,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N4996XRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2012 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2138R · Built 1975 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot attempted takeoff with strong quartering tailwind and lost control. Aircraft went partially off the right side of the runway, and then back up and all the way across the left side and off into a freshly plowed field. Went approximately 30 yards off the runway and then dug in and went up and over the nose, coming to rest on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the LH wing and forward fuselage. Pilot on board was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND AND LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WENT PARTIALLY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THEN BACK UP AND ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE AND OFF INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. WENT APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS OFF THE RUNWAY AND THEN DUG IN AND WENT UP AND OVER THE NOSE, COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LH WING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE. PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N4996X · 1

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