- Date
- August 6, 1985, 10:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Olton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5025XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850806036869A
- Case key
- 21815
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that when he touched down on the dirt landing strip the aircraft immediately turned right and no amount of corrective action helped. He further stated the mechanic had to remove the brake pads to get the tire to roll. The aircraft's owner stated examination revealed the right wheel had more resistance to rotation than did the other wheel but that it could still be rotated by hand. He stated he suspected the piot got the wheel in the sand and just ground looped the aircraft. He further stated the resistance to rotation of the wheel was possibly due to sand and grit in the wheel and brake assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5025X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5057R
- Airframe hours
- 2,223
- Engine
- Wright C7BA SERIES, 800 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tidwell Spraying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- Olton, TX
- Airport
- Hill Ag Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,142 total · 598 in this make and model · 148 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.