# Incident 20060512013359I: Wthrly 620B, Smith Center, KS, May 12, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Smith Center, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: REKG
- Location: 39.7739° N, 98.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7739&lon=-98.7835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9019G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019G-2018-03-15) (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/20060512013359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 12, 2006, N9019G, A WEATHERLY 620B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN UNSCHEDULED OFF AIRPORT LANDING. N9019G IS OWNED BY SHAW AERIAL SPRAYING, HOLDER OF FAR PART 137 CERTIFICATE NUMBER REKG. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ IS THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY AND WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE #5 CYLINDER ON THE PRATT & WHITNEY R-985 ENGINE.

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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