# Accident 19990428047719A: Wthrly 201C, Two Buttes, CO, April 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Two Buttes, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5595° N, 102.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5595&lon=-102.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9095W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9095W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201C
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,528 total, 2,298 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428047719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA068), Apr 28, 1999: Weatherly 201-C (N9095W), Two Buttes, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were an unknown object in the landing area, a failure of a main landing gear tire, and the pilot's…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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