# Accident 20030522010909A: Wthrly 620A, Melville, ND, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 19:11 local time
- Place: Melville, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CTIG
- Location: 47.3347° N, 99.0357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3347&lon=-99.0357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4650W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4650W-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620A (registry code 9630603, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620a) (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 620A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522010909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/22/2003 AT 1911 CDT, A WEATHERLY, N4650W, OWNED BY FOSS & MEIER FLIGHT SERVICE, DEVILS LAKE, ND AND FLOWN BY CLEMENS R. MEIER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO SETS OF POWER LINES DURING A SWATH RUN, COMING TO REST IN AN ADJACENT FIELD IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE 200 FT. FROM IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE: BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR SEARED OFF, TAILWHEEL BENT. BOTH WINGS SHOWED DEFORMATION DUE TO BUCKLING AND SHEARING ON RIGHT WING ROOT DUE TO WIRE STRIKE. ENGINE COWLING BENT, PROPELLER BLADES (3) BENT AFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4650W (2)

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

- [Incident 19970726025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726025449I), Jul 26, 1997: Wthrly 620 (N4650W), Orovada, NV, Minor damage. Failed clear wire on pullup from fpray run. Caught on spray pump. Broke a blade. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19920809033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809033189A), Aug 9, 1992: Wthrly 620 (N4650W), Cobb, GA, Substantial damage. Lost oil during spray runs. Engine seized. Nosed over landing. Chip detector plug came out causing oil loss.

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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