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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Boise City, OK · June 12, 2013

Date
June 12, 2013 · 09:40 local
Place
Boise City, OK
Airport
Boise City Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
3FGG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2249U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA390
Reported as
Rockwell International S-2R
Reported engine
WALTER M601 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 12, 2013, N2249U, a Rockwell S-2R sustained substantial damage during a forced landing approximately 3 miles south of Boise City, Oklahoma. The pilot was spraying a field and noticed the engine power was starting to degrade and decided to return to the airport 3 miles away and departed the field. While enroute engine power continued to degrade. The pilot turned boost pump on and the engine stopped running. The pilot executed an emergency landing in a rough field and the landing gear partially collapsed. The aircraft ground looped, causing structural damage to gear attach points and twisting the tail in ground loop. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 12, 2013, N2249U, A ROCKWELL S-2R SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AND NOTICED THE ENGINE POWER WAS STARTING TO DEGRADE AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT 3 MILES AWAY AND DEPARTED THE FIELD. WHILE ENROUTE ENGINE POWER CONTINUED TO DEGRADE. THE PILOT TURNED BOOST PUMP ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO GEAR ATTACH POINTS AND TWISTING THE TAIL IN GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.