# Accident 20110519008409A: Rockwell International S-2R, Kahlotus, WA, May 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kahlotus, WA
- Airport: Hille-Kimp Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WZKG
- Location: 46.6185° N, 118.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hille-Kimp Airstrip, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6185&lon=-118.5950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4996X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996X-2012-02-07) (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: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 26,500 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110519008409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4996X (1)

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

- [Accident 19980709024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709024399A), Jul 9, 1998: Ayres S2R (N4996X), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power on liftoff. Dumped load landed potato field. Nosed over. Throttle connector worn out failed. (.4)the pilot reported that while taking off to the…

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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