# Accident 20230603004279A: Rockwell International S-2R, Paul, ID, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 13:33 local time
- Place: Paul, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JURG
- Location: 42.7353° N, 113.8429° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7353&lon=-113.8429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894X-2024-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W PT6-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 12 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603004279A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, DRIFTING RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND DEPARTING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH LEFT BREAK. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SAGEBRUSH ADJACENT TO THE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT PREMATURELY BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEN SETTLED TO GROUND COMING TO REST, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR23LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA211), Jun 3, 2023: Rockwell International S-2R (N4894X), Paul, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N4894X (1)

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

- [Accident 20120205002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120205002089A), Feb 5, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N4894X), Stibnite, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot flared the aircraft for landing but the rate of desent did not decrease. The aircraft hit the runway harder than intended and bounced back into the air.…

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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