- Date
- March 16, 1983, 16:05 local (Mar 17, 1983, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Corcoran, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4187XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830316010249A
- Case key
- 23646
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was taking off in a x-wind condition & allowed the acft to drift off the duster strip. He stated that he decided to continue the takeoff because of soft ground. The acft lifted off, then settled & the gear struck a levee. The plane continued to fly. The plt released the load & landed, but after touching down, the right main gear collapsed. Aprx 31 mi south at visalia, CA, the 1701 PST wind was from 340 deg at 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4187X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1945R
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34AG, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Westside Ag Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 8, 1983
- Departed
- Corcoran, CA
- Airport
- None
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 950 in this make and model · 9,500 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VIS, 31 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.