# Incident 20020710020979I: Wthrly 620B, Jonesbore, AR, July 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2002, 14:38 local time
- Place: Jonesbore, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TS7G
- Aircraft: N9012P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012P-2022-05-09) (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 R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710020979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2002, AT 1438 CDT, A WEATHERLY 620B, N9012P LOST ENGINE POEWR AFTER A TURNAROUND MANEUVER. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A RICE FIELD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED TO APPLY AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TO A RICE FIELD BY SPIKES FLYING SERVICE UNDER CFR 14 PART 137 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP NEAR JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT/OWNER SPECULATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS MAY BE THAT DURING A NEGATIVE-G MANEUVER THE CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE MAY HAVE STUCK, THUS STARVING THE ENGINE FOR FUEL. INVESTIGATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, AT THE SCENE, REVEALED ADEQUATE FUEL IN EACH WING TANK AND ADEQUATE OIL QUANTITY IN THE OIL TANK. NO CAUSE HAS YET BEEN FOUND TO EXPLAIN THE LOSS OF POWER.

## Other reports on N9012P (1)

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

- [Accident 20060808017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060808017629A), Aug 8, 2006: Wthrly 620B (N9012P), Hull, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was conducting aerial application operations when the engine failed at approximately 200 feet AGL. While attempting an emergency landing in…

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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