# Incident 19990619026589I: Wthrly 620B, White Lake, SD, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 06:40 local time
- Place: White Lake, SD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.7283° N, 98.7120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7283&lon=-98.7120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2028D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2028D-2025-11-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 195 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619026589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND FAIL. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.  AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY, THE LEFT WING CAUGHT SOME TALL GRASS ALONG THE ROAD CAUSING IT TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT AND NOSE-OVER ONTO THE PROP.  THE PROP AND ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED, HOWEVER THE FIREWALL AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED.  THE PILOT WAS WEARING SEAT-BELT AND HARNESS PROTECTION AND WAS NOT INJURED.

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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