# Accident 20170817013439A: Rockwell International S-2R-800, Stephan Lake, AK, August 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Stephan Lake, AK
- Airport: Stephan Lake Lodge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6967° N, 148.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6967&lon=-148.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32LF-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R-800 (registry code 7630203, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r-800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R-800
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170817013439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT UPON DEPARTING WILLOW AIRPORT HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK BOUNCING OFF OF THE FUSELAGE OR ELEVATOR.  UPON LANDING AT STEPHAN LAKE LODGE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND PROVIDED NO STEERING CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT SLID ON RUNWAY CENTER BEFORE VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH A SMALL BERM.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER ALSO STUCK THE GROUND DURING THE EVENT.  UPON EXITING THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE FRONT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SPRING ASSEMBLY TO THE FUSELAGE HAD SHEARED, LEAVING ONLY THE HEAD OF THE BOLT REMAINING IN THE BRACKET.

## 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 ANC17LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA046), Aug 17, 2017: Thrush S2R (N32LF), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, which allowed an excessive load on the tailwheel and resulted in the subsequent component fracture, loss of control, runway excursion,…

## Other reports on N32LF (2)

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

- [Incident 20060911018169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911018169I), Sep 11, 2006: Ayres S2R800 (N32LF), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On landing at mcgahans strip in Kenai, AK, after landing roll-out right hand gear buckled and aircraft settled on right wing.
- [Accident 19771004030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771004030229A), Oct 4, 1977: Ayres S2R (N32LF), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage

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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