- Date
- March 6, 1990, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monette, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8522VRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900306004199A
- Case key
- 34938
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Probable cause
Failure of the engine exhaust valve.
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
While conducting an aerial application operation, the commercial pilot said that the engine failed. An emergency landing was attempted in a soft, muddy cotton field which resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Post accident investigation revealed a failed exhaust valve on no. 8 cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8522V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2282R
- Airframe hours
- 5,475
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Whited Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Whited, Roy M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1989 · 406 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Monette, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,686 total · 5,140 in this make and model · 7,426 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.