# NTSB CEN23LA063: Rockwell International S2R-G6, N4205X, Mission, TX, December 6, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 6, 2022, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Mission, TX - Coordinates: 26.103, -98.1918 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1030&lon=-98.1918&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA / FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106450 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106450/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106450 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA063 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an electrical box. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International S-2R, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=7630202), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wall/barricade](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International S-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027/cases.md?model=7630202), [All aircraft, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International S-2R, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=7630202), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md) ## Analysis A company representative reported that the airplane impacted an unknown object during an aerial application flight. After landing, substantial damage to the left wing was discovered. Following a brief search, a damaged electrical box was found dislodged from its base with yellow paint on one side that was consistent with the color of the airplane's left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not supply a statement regarding the collision or the circumstances. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4205X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4205X), registered now, S/N 1968R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S2R-G6 - Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1968R - Year built: 1974 - Airframe hours: 13571 - Engines: Garrett TPE331-6-252B 715 hp turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: 43TX, Alamo, TX - Airport: 43TX, Mid-Valley Dusters Inc. Airport - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review February 1, 2021; seat: single; flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 2995.00 inHg - Observed at: KMFE - METAR: SPECI KMFE 061409Z 15008KT 10SM FEW007 21/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02110200 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20221206018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221206018889A), Dec 6, 2022: Rockwell International S-2R, Mission, TX, Substantial damage. On December 6, 2022, inspector bff received a call from roc after hours, reporting an aircraft accident. The police officer on scene stated an aircraft… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 4, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106450. 6.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15192070&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 151 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15299619&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20Record%20FAA%20Inspector%20-%20Revised-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15248759&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. 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