# Accident 20190524005099A: Aero Commander S2R, Grangeville, ID, May 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2019, 07:00 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9211° N, 116.2178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9211&lon=-116.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5569X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5569X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 368 in this make and model, 368 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190524005099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION OVER UNCLE'S FARM WITH LOAD OF WATER. MANEUVERED TO AVOID UNCLE'S HOUSE AND TO EXECUTE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO START A NEW PASS. AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED IMPENDING STALL CHARACTERISTICS IN A RIGHT TURN ,PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE THE TURN CONTACTED THE SURFACE IN THE TURN WITH BOTH LANDING GEAR, TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB, WAS UNABLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT  SETTLED , PILOT EXECUTED LEFT TURN AS IT STALLED AND SETTLED AGAIN . THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE UNABLE TO CLIMB AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FAILED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TO LEFT WING LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 GAA19CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA283), May 24, 2019: Rockwell S2R (N5569X), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while turning at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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