- Date
- July 15, 1994, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winchester, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4903XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940715018539A
- Case key
- 19113
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Probable cause
The loss of power due to the number one cylinder head cracking. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aerial application pilot was en route to a field for aerial application of dry fertilizer when the engine lost power, and he made a forced landing to a wet field. The airplane nosed over damaging the right wing. According to a FAA inspector the number one cylinder head was cracked.
Factual narrative
On July 15, 1994, at 0800 central daylight time, a Rockwell International S-2R, N4903X, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Winchester, Arkansas. The airline transport rated pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
The pilot reported he was en route to a field for aerial application of dry fertilizer when he experienced a loss of engine power due to what he thought was a loss of a cylinder. He initiated an emergency landing to a cotton field. The field was muddy and upon landing the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted damaging the right wing.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the number one cylinder head was cracked on the exhaust side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4903X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2093R
- Airframe hours
- 7,190
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- M.S. And T. Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 20, 1994 · 459 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Tillar, AR
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
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,450 total · 1,450 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 34 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4903X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.