- Date
- July 12, 1988, 06:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palm City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8502VRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880712028139A
- Case key
- 32209
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he landed long on a dirt and grass road. During landing roll, he applied heavy brakes to stop the acft. The acft swerved to the left. He unsuccessfully tried to regain control. The a/c went down an embankment and the left wing dug into a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8502V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2262R
- Airframe hours
- 1,285
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-71, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- S.E. Eastern Aerial Crop Svc
- Registered owner
- Southeastern Acft Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 26, 1987 · 102 hours before
- Airport
- Citrus Grove
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 26,830 total · 8,800 in this make and model · 26,690 as pilot in command · 194 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FPR, 20 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 N8502V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.