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FAA accident report · Wthrly 201B · Rocky Ford, CO · April 8, 2000

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Date
April 8, 2000 · 10:25 local
Place
Rocky Ford, CO
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1292W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA072
Reported as
Wthrly 201B
Fatal injuries
0
N1292WRegistered now · Weatherly 201BS/N 643 · Built 1975Airframe modelWeatherly 201BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft lost power at approximately 85' AGL and crash-landed while on an agricultural hayseed mission. The pilot and ground witness stated they heard a loud "pop" as tje emgine quit producing power. The pilot stated he had swithced fuel tanks about 15 mintues prior to the engine failure. As the engine quit, the pilot said he immediately swithced the boost pump "on", confirmed that the mag switch was in the "both" position and tried to swithc fuel tanks again. However, since he was already in the landing phase of the emergency, he counld not be sure he had made a tank switch. He stated he made a 3-point landing at about 55 knots and the landing roll was controllable intil "the tail quit flying". The aircraft wheeels then sank into the pre-irrigated soil and lfipped over on its back. The pilot suffered minor belt abrasions and a minor injury digging himself out of the overturned aircarft. The owner told me that (after the aircraft was righted) both tanks still contained fuel. The engine will be disassembled under NTSB purview.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 85' AGL AND CRASH-LANDED WHILE ON AN AGRICULTURAL HAYSEED MISSION. THE PILOT AND GROUND WITNESS STATED THEY HEARD A LOUD "POP" AS TJE EMGINE QUIT PRODUCING POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SWITHCED FUEL TANKS ABOUT 15 MINTUES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. AS THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PILOT SAID HE IMMEDIATELY SWITHCED THE BOOST PUMP "ON", CONFIRMED THAT THE MAG SWITCH WAS IN THE "BOTH" POSITION AND TRIED TO SWITHC FUEL TANKS AGAIN. HOWEVER, SINCE HE WAS ALREADY IN THE LANDING PHASE OF THE EMERGENCY, HE COUNLD NOT BE SURE HE HAD MADE A TANK SWITCH. HE STATED HE MADE A 3-POINT LANDING AT ABOUT 55 KNOTS AND THE LANDING ROLL WAS CONTROLLABLE INTIL "THE TAIL QUIT FLYING". THE AIRCRAFT WHEEELS THEN SANK INTO THE PRE-IRRIGATED SOIL AND LFIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR BELT ABRASIONS AND A MINOR INJURY DIGGING HIMSELF OUT OF THE OVERTURNED AIRCARFT. THE OWNER TOLD ME THAT (AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED) BOTH TANKS STILL CONTAINED FUEL. THE ENGINE WILL BE DISASSEMBLED UNDER NTSB PURVIEW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA072Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRocky Ford, COA total loss of power due to an engine rocker arm failure and soft/unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing.Apr 8, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1292W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20150622009529ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Southampton, NJThe flight originated out of a special use agricultural airstrip located on rake pond road, Pemberton, NJ. The left main gear of the aircraft hit an unkown object in the higher grass on the left side of the runway during takeoff. The pilot felt and heard an…Jun 22, 2015 · Substantial damage