# Accident 20210417001249A: Thrush Aircraft LLC S2R-T660, Hermiston, OR, April 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2021, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9K2G
- Location: 45.8282° N, 119.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8282&lon=-119.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrush S2R-T660 (registry code 8380326, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-t660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG (registry code 52211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT LLC S2R-T660
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210417001249A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT DURING ROTATION.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT WHILE THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKING WITH NO EFFECT.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND THE NOSE TO IMPACT THE GROUND.  THE LEFT TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT FROM THE INBOARD SIDEWALL PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST TREAD GROOVE.  PART OF THE TIRE TUBE EXTENDED FROM THE CUT TIRE AND APPEARED TO BE CUT AS WELL.  THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DEFLECTION IN THE WING SPAR NOTED BY BUCKLING OF THE UPPER WING SKIN.  THE RIGHT AILERON WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE INBOARD EDGE IMPACTED THE FLAP OUTBOARD EDGE.  DAMAGE TO THE FIVE BLADED PROP WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ENGINE BEING UNDER POWER AND ALL FIVE BLADES BOWED BACK FROM THE HUB.  AFTER THE ENGINE BAY PANELING WAS REMOVED, THE UPPER AFT ENGINE TRUSS TUBE WAS OBSERVED TO BE BENT AND THE TURBO-PROP ENGINE BUCKLED IN TWO PLACES.  ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  REVIEW OF THE AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED AN ENTRY BY THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THAT HE REPLACED BOTH MAIN TIRES (AIR HAWK 29X11.0-10 4CB, PN 31034), 02/23/2021.

## 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 WPR21LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA162), Apr 17, 2021: Thrush S2R-T660 (N51080), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control due to a blown tire, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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