# NTSB LAX83LA148: Aero Commander S-2R, N8822Q, Dos Palos, CA, March 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1983, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Dos Palos, CA
- Coordinates: 37.070613, -120.630783 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0706&lon=-120.6308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23647/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA148

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PLT LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND & DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE ACFT VEERED OFFTHE RWY INTO SOFT MUD & FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8822Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8822Q-2007-08-29), registration cancelled 2007-08-29, S/N 1522R, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S-2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1522R
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Milt'S Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 12,000 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAT, 44 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830317008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317008379A), Mar 17, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD, Dos Palos, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off the landing strip into mud and nosed over. Was landing with a quartering tail wind.

## Other investigations on N8822Q (2)

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 LAX04CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA323), Sep 18, 2004: Aero Commander S2R (N8822Q), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from high tension wires in dark night conditions. The reason for the loss of engine power after the wire collision was not determined.
- [NTSB LAX02LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA246), Aug 5, 2002: Aero Commander S2R-T34 (N8822Q), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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.

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