Pilot Debrief

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R near Yellow Pine, ID — 2012-02-05

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Date
2012-02-05
Location
Yellow Pine, ID, USA
Airport
ID41
Aircraft
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
Registration
N4894X
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot did not reduce the airplane’s descent rate prior to the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

During the landing at a remote snow-covered airstrip, the airplane touched down at a high descent rate, bounced back into the air, and then touched down again on the packed snow surface. As the airplane slowed and its weight transferred from the wings to the landing gear, one main landing gear attach fitting, which had been damaged during the initial hard touchdown, allowed its associated gear leg to partially collapse. The partial collapse of the landing gear resulted in the airplane veering to the right, whereupon the right wing impacted the snow bank along the side of the runway and sustained substantial damage.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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