# Accident 20000408004809A: Wthrly 201B, Rocky Ford, CO, April 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2000, 10:25 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0404° N, 103.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0404&lon=-103.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1292W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1292W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (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 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000408004809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA072), Apr 8, 2000: Weatherly 201B (N1292W), Rocky Ford, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of power due to an engine rocker arm failure and soft/unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing.

## Other reports on N1292W (1)

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

- [Accident 20150622009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150622009529A), Jun 22, 2015: Weatherly 201B (N1292W), Southampton, NJ, Substantial damage. The 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…

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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