# Accident 20120205002089A: Rockwell International S-2R, Stibnite, ID, February 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Stibnite, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VVEG
- Location: 44.8997° N, 115.3328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8997&lon=-115.3328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894X-2024-09-03) (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: GARRETT TPE331-10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,731 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120205002089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA103), Feb 5, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N4894X), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not reduce the airplane’s descent rate prior to the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4894X (1)

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

- [Accident 20230603004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603004279A), Jun 3, 2023: Rockwell International S-2R (N4894X), Paul, ID, Substantial damage. While conducting CFR part 137 agricultural operations, the pilot reported loss of directional control on the takeoff roll, drifting right of centerline and…

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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