# Accident 19990525005629A: Wthrly 620B, Whiteface, TX, May 25, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 25, 1999, 11:30 local time - Place: Whiteface, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: VHRG - Location: 33.5892° N, 102.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5892&lon=-102.6096&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6305W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305W-2009-03-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Weatherly 620B (registry code 9630605, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620B - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA149) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990525005629A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT WHEELS DUG INTO MUD ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MAY 25, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WEATHERLY 620B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N6305W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP NEAR WHITEFACE, TEXAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BESEDA FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL INC., OF WHITEFACE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED WITH A LOAD OF "ROUNDUP" TO BE SPRAYED ON A 70 ACRES FIELD APPROX. 25 MILES FROM HIS AIRSTRIP. THE WEATHER AT THE AIRSTRIP WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR WITH WINDS FROM THE EAST AT APPROX. 10 KNOTS. THE OPERATOR ADDED THAT THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND THE SECOND PAYLOAD FLIGHT FOR THE PILOT IN THE WEATHERLY 620B AIRPLANE. THE 5,000 HOUR PILOT HAD BEEN WORKING FOR THE OPERATOR FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. THE OPERAT OR STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF HIS 4,200 FOOT DIRT AIRSTRIP WAS SATURATED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN TO THE EAST, ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BOGGED DOWN IN A MUDDY AREA OF THE AIRSTRIP, APPROX. 1,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE AIRSTRIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SLIGHTLY AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON THE AIRSTRIP IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THERE WERE NO FIRE AND THE FUEL AND CHEMICALS WERE CONTAINED WITHIN THE AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY WERE ALSO DAMAGED. (-23)DURING TAKE OFF RUN TO THE EAST, PILOTS LEFT GEAR WENT THROUGH STANDING WATER CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE LEFT. LEFT TIRE THEN WENT INTO DEEPER WATER CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY, 330 FEET FROM INITIAL WATER IMPACT. PILOT SUBSTAIBED SERIOUS INJURIED (BROKEN BACK AND COLLAR BONE). SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TOTHE AIRCRAFT. ## 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 FTW99LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA149), May 25, 1999: Weatherly 620B (N6305W), Whiteface, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the soft ground and the standing water on the runway. ## Other reports on N6305W (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20050806020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806020499A), Aug 6, 2005: Wthrly 620B (N6305W), Osage, IA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed Osage Municipal Airport with full fuel tanks (approximately 90 gallons) and 200 gallons of liquid insecticide and was not able to gain… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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