- Date
- May 30, 1989, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4900XRockwell Thrush S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890530013439A
- Case key
- 34796
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Probable cause
The engine failed due to a cracked cylinder and the pilot was forced to attempt a landing in a rice field where the gear collapsed.
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 pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the engine quit. The pilot attempted to dump the load he had onboard and attempted an emergency landing in a rice field. During the forced landing the main gear collapsed and the hopper and both wings were damaged. Examination of the engine revealed that the number 9 cylinder had cracked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4900X
- Reported as
- Rockwell Thrush S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-14B, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Almond Aviation
- Departed
- Carlisle, AR
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,064 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 281 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.