# NTSB MIA94LA172: Aero Commander S2R, N8820Q, Rolling Fork, MS, July 3, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1994, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Rolling Fork, MS
- Coordinates: 32.900882, -90.869369 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9009&lon=-90.8694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA94LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37571/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA172

## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - uncontrolled
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE HE WAS ON AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN. HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A RICE FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. NO CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED.

## Factual narrative

On July 3, 1994, about 1600 central daylight time, N8820Q, an Aero Commander S2R, registered to Donnie T. Uzzle, crashed in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The commercial-rated pilot reported no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated about 15 minutes earlier.

The pilot stated that he was applying chemicals to a field when the engine failed. He attempted a forced landing to a rice field and the airplane flipped over on landing. Local FAA personnel examined the airplane and no cause for the engine failure was determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8820Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820Q-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N 1520R, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- 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: 1520R
- Airframe hours: 4488
- Engines: P&W R-1320-AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Uzzle, Donnie T.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 24, 1994, 6 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 6,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 4,300 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GWO, 22 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 19940703019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703019419A), Jul 3, 1994: Ayres S2RRESTD, Rolling Fork, MS, Substantial damage. Reported engine failed on a swath run. Nosed over landing. No mechanical defects found.

## Other investigations on N8820Q (1)

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 CEN10LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA555), Sep 23, 2010: Aero Commander S2R (N8820Q), Pocahontas, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the weight of the airplane and the high ambient temperature.

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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