# Accident 20120524009579A: Rockwell International S-2R, Royal City, WA, May 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQSG
- Location: 46.8900° N, 119.6006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8900&lon=-119.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8468V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468V-2018-02-20) (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: 730 total, 335 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA229), May 24, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N8468V (3)

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

- [Accident 20120814017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017499A), Aug 14, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. On takeoff, aircraft lost power. Pilot was able to sustain it enough to attempt a landing on the highway. He was unable to land straight and when the aircraft…
- [Accident 20030612013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612013269A), Jun 12, 2003: Ayres S2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On this day, Mr. Bagley was conducting aerial chemical application to a field near his home base. At some point, he struck a 20' tall post with his right…
- [Accident 19900715027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715027099A), Jul 15, 1990: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final for ag strip. Dived under powerlines but struck an irrigation sprinkler and crashed.

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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