- Date
- March 26, 2004, 08:33 local (16:33 UTC)
- Place
- Mattawa, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8420VRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20040326003809A
- Case key
- 58968
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Probable cause
Compensation for wind conditions not maintained. Factors include a tailwind and a rock pile adjacent to the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that shortly after landing, to the north, the airplane began to track to the left. The pilot reported that he applied brakes and corrective action, however, the airplane continued to track to the left, and exited the landing surface. After exiting the landing surface, the airplane collided with a pile of rocks and nosed over. The pilot reported that local winds were from the south at 12 to 15 miles per hour, and added that a landing to the south was not recommended due to obstructions on the north end of the runway.
Factual narrative
On March 26, 2004, at 0833 Pacific standard time, a Rockwell International S-2R "Thrush", N8420V, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll at a private airstrip near Mattawa, Washington. The airplane was operated by B & R Crop Care of Connell, Washington, as an aerial application flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 137, when the accident occurred. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local agricultural flight.
In a written statement dated March 30, 2004, the pilot reported that shortly after landing, to the north, the airplane began to track to the left. The pilot reported that he applied brakes and corrective action, however, the airplane continued to track to the left, and exited the landing surface. After exiting the landing surface, the airplane collided with a pile of rocks and nosed over resulting in substantial damage.
In the written statement, the pilot reported that local winds were from the south at 12 to 15 miles per hour, and added that a landing to the south was not recommended due to obstructions on the north end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8420V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2180
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney R-1340, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- B And R Aerial Crop Care Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Mattawa, WA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 5,677 total · 636 in this make and model · 34 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
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 N8420V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.