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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wthrly 201C · Pemberton, NJ · August 9, 2000

Date: August 9, 2000 · 19:30 local
Place: Pemberton, NJ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: W7PG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9197W
Reported as: Wthrly 201C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,360 total140 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N9197WRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2003 · Weatherly 201CS/N 1032 · Built 1978 Airframe modelWeatherly 201C Engine 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) The pilot reported that after about 30 minutes into the flight, just after he had finished dispensing a load of organic liquid deer repellent (deer fence, garlic and egg mix), the aircraft engine quit. The pilot executed an emergency landing in the field in front of him. The aircraft touched down in a dirt field in a horizontal position. The main landing gear struck a dirt pile and was torn loose from the aircraft. The aircraft nosed over causing the propeller to strike the gound and bend. There was not other apparent damage to the aircraft. A preliminary on sight investigation was conducted, no apparent determination has not been reached as yet as to why the engine failed to operate. Due to the fact that the insurance company purchased the aircraft from the owner, the aircraft engine has been tagged with an FAA form 8020-2. Aircraft/parts identification. When the aircraft is moved by the new owner the engine will be disassembled and the cause of the failure reported to the FAA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, JUST AFTER HE HAD FINISHED DISPENSING A LOAD OF ORGANIC LIQUID DEER REPELLENT (DEER FENCE, GARLIC AND EGG MIX), THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A DIRT FIELD IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DIRT PILE AND WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GOUND AND BEND. THERE WAS NOT OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A PRELIMINARY ON SIGHT INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED, NO APPARENT DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN REACHED AS YET AS TO WHY THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE OWNER, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAS BEEN TAGGED WITH AN FAA FORM 8020-2. AIRCRAFT/PARTS IDENTIFICATION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS MOVED BY THE NEW OWNER THE ENGINE WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE REPORTED TO THE FAA.

Other reports on N9197W · 1

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

Accident 19780809025329ALow Level Operations · Wilbur, WAVert fin & rudder separated by wire.Aug 9, 1978 · Reported as Wthrly 201A · Substantial damage