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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Royal City, WA · May 24, 2012

Date: May 24, 2012 · 08:30 local
Place: Royal City, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WQSG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8468V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA229
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: 730 total335 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8468VRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2018 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2228R · Built 1976 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 was conducting an aerial application of a wheat field when he struck the main pipe of an irrigation circle with the left main landing gear, bending it back and up. Pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and immediately discontinued operations. He confirmed the damaged gear with the owner/pilot who was also flying in the area. After discussing a plan for landing the aircraft on the right main, he returned to home base.(8WA) he made a long straight in approach, landing on the right main gear, he pulled the mixture, and held the airplane on the right main as long as possible. When the aircraft came down on the damaged left main gear, the propeller stuck the ground several times and turned the aircraft 90 degrees to the left. Upon coming to rest, he shut off the master, magenetos, fuel and exited the aircraft. There was no chemical or fuel spills, and not post accident fire. Pilot did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF A WHEAT FIELD WHEN HE STRUCK THE MAIN PIPE OF AN IRRIGATION CIRCLE WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BENDING IT BACK AND UP. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. HE CONFIRMED THE DAMAGED GEAR WITH THE OWNER/PILOT WHO WAS ALSO FLYING IN THE AREA. AFTER DISCUSSING A PLAN FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT MAIN, HE RETURNED TO HOME BASE.(8WA) HE MADE A LONG STRAIGHT IN APPROACH, LANDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, HE PULLED THE MIXTURE, AND HELD THE AIRPLANE ON THE RIGHT MAIN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE DAMAGED LEFT MAIN GEAR, THE PROPELLER STUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. UPON COMING TO REST, HE SHUT OFF THE MASTER, MAGENETOS, FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO CHEMICAL OR FUEL SPILLS, AND NOT POST ACCIDENT FIRE. PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

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 WPR12CA229Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRoyal City, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from an object during an aerial application, which resulted in damage to the landing gear and led to the airplane ground looping during the subsequent landing.May 24, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8468V · 3

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

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