What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot said that during the landing roll on a dirt county road, the left main tire hit something and 'blew out.' The airplane veered left, encountered a ditch, and rotated perpendicular to the road. The left main landing gear broke off, and the left wing and the bottom of the fuselage were damaged. (-23) on April 28, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a weatherly 201C, N9095W, was substantially damaged following a left main blown tire and subsequent ground loop during landing roll at Two Buttes, Colorado. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot and operated by turner aerial spraying, inc. as an agricultural flight under title 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight which originated approximately 45 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, during landing roll his left main tire hit something and blew out. The airplane rotated left approximately 90 degrees, pulling the left main landing gear out, damaging the landing gear box, the bottom of the fuselage, and the prop, which caused sudden engine stoppage.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A DIRT COUNTY ROAD, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT SOMETHING AND 'BLEW OUT.' THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH, AND ROTATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE LEFT WING AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. (-23) ON APRIL 28, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WEATHERLY 201C, N9095W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LEFT MAIN BLOWN TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLL AT TWO BUTTES, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT AND OPERATED BY TURNER AERIAL SPRAYING, INC. AS AN AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING LANDING ROLL HIS LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT SOMETHING AND BLEW OUT. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, PULLING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUT, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR BOX, THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE PROP, WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.