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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Stibnite, ID · February 5, 2012

Date: February 5, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place: Stibnite, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: VVEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4894X
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA103
Reported as: Rockwell International S-2R
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331-10
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,731 total1,520 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4894XRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2024 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2079R · Built 1974 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flared the aircraft for landing but the rate of desent did not decrease. The aircraft hit the runway harder than intended and bounced back into the air. The aircraft came back to the runway and upon rollout the right landing gear collapsed. The right wing contacted the snow covered runway and substained damage. The pilot pulled emergency fuel cutoff and as the engine was spinning down the propeller hit a snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING BUT THE RATE OF DESENT DID NOT DECREASE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARDER THAN INTENDED AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND UPON ROLLOUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND SUBSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT PULLED EMERGENCY FUEL CUTOFF AND AS THE ENGINE WAS SPINNING DOWN THE PROPELLER HIT A SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA103Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportYellow Pine, IDThe pilot did not reduce the airplane’s descent rate prior to the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.Feb 5, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4894X · 1

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

Accident 20230603004279ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Paul, IDWhile conducting CFR part 137 agricultural operations, the pilot reported loss of directional control on the takeoff roll, drifting right of centerline and departing the runway environment. The pilot was unable to arrest the loss of directional control with…Jun 3, 2023 · Substantial damage