# Accident 20110623012599A: Rockwell International S-2R, Brawley, CA, June 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2011, 07:00 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Brawley Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 33.0203° N, 115.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0203&lon=-115.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8520V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520V-2017-07-18) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110623012599A

## Narrative

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

N8520V AN S2R   DURING THE REPOSITIONING FOR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE ISSUES, DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK  RAILROAD TRACKS AND CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED BURNS AND INGESTED THE MATERIAL WHICH WAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE FOLLOWING FIELD (SULFER) PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO INJURIES  PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR11LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA279), Jun 23, 2011: Rockwell International S-2R (N8520V), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, which likely resulted from the failure of the piston connecting rod in cylinder number 3 due to hydraulic lock in that cylinder.

## Other reports on N8520V (2)

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

- [Incident 20110311003159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311003159I), Mar 11, 2011: Rockwell In S-2R (N8520V), Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. After landing pilot attempted to reposition aircraft to load spray material and fuel, pilot forgot to step on the left brake to spin the aircraft and aircraft…
- [Accident 20040311005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311005579A), Mar 11, 2004: Ayres S2R (N8520V), Calipatria, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Ground support personnel inadvertently serviced the fueling tank on the truck with jet fuel. The aircraft was fueled from the tank and began to lose…

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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