- Date
- February 18, 1991, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Corcoran, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4930XRockwell S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910218002789A
- Case key
- 27119
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Probable cause
Failure of the aircraft engine's fuel pump valve assembly bypass.
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 aircraft experienced a total loss of power about 50 feet above the ground during takeoff initial climb. The pilot attempted a forced landing straight ahead to an open field. At touchdown, the aircraft's landing gear sunk into the soft, wet soil causing the aircraft to nose over. An examination of the engine and engine accessories determined that the engine's fuel pump valve assembly bypass had failed. The failure caused fuel starvation resulting in a total loss of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4930X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2132R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Salyer Farms Airport
- Registered owner
- Salyer Farms Airport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 1 in this make and model · 20,000 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N4930X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.