# Accident 20120916019709A: Rockwell International 690A, Rimerock, WA, September 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rimerock, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JNBA
- Location: 47.0264° N, 120.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0264&lon=-120.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690A (registry code 7630515, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690A
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916019709A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FLEW THROUGH A COLUMN OF SMOKE FROM A FOREST FIRE THAT HE WAS WORKING FOR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE.  HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL SEVERE BUMPS OF TURBULENCE.  HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CEILING OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT CAUSED A SMALL CUT.  AFTER HE ENCOUNTERED THE TURBULENCE THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD TO HOLD THE CONTROL YOKE WITH ABOUT 30 DEGREES OF RIGHT AILERON TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT.  HE RETURNED TO THE ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AFTER THE FLIGHT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LEFT AILERON CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED.

## 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 WPR12LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA428), Sep 16, 2012: Rockwell International 690A (N57112), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to avoid a turbulent smoke column, which resulted in an overstress failure of the left aileron control rod.

## Other reports on N57112 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120404005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120404005419I), Apr 4, 2012: Rockwell International 690A (N57112), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. Upon departure, nose landing gear failed to fully retract. Upon return to airport nose gear failed to extend and lock. Pilot commented that nose gear safe…

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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