# Accident 20130601009069A: Rockwell International S-2R, Hamlin, TX, June 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hamlin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: T7CG
- Location: 32.8494° N, 100.1364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-100.1364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946X-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-1-151G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 318 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130601009069A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2013 AT 1030AM CST, N4946X, A ROCKWELL, AYRES-THRUSH S-2, SERIAL NUMBER 5007R, AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO TRI COUNTY SPRAYERS, INC. (T7CG), WAS LANDING AT HAMLIN AIRPORT (14F) IN HAMLIN, TEXAS USING FLAPS.  DURING THE ROLL OUT, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING; AS THE LEFT WING-TIP WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, THE PILOT ADDED POWER FOR AN UNSUCCESSFUL GO-A-ROUND ATTEMPT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 14F ON JUNE 1, 2013 AT 0915 AM CST.

## 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 CEN13LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA323), Jun 1, 2013: Rockwell International S-2R (N4946X), Hamlin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's capabilities.

## Other reports on N4946X (3)

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

- [Accident 20050723015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050723015419A), Jul 23, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4946X), Roby, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 23, 2005, at approximately 0900 CDT, the pilot of an Ayres thrush S-2R aircraft lost power during an aerial spraying application and subsequently…
- [Incident 19831006066099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006066099I), Oct 6, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4946X), Rivera, TX, Minor damage. Pilot moved power levers into beta too soon on final. Landed short of the runway.
- [Accident 19780821030879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821030879A), Aug 21, 1978: Ayres S2B (N4946X), Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Prop governor,p/n 895286,high speed stop reset in flt by vibratioiction.

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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