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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 620B · Hull, IA · August 8, 2006

Date: August 8, 2006 · 18:30 local
Place: Hull, IA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: W7RG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9012P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA225
Reported as: Wthrly 620B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total350 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N9012PRegistration cancelled May 9, 2022 · Weatherly 620BS/N 1608 Airframe modelWeatherly 620B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was conducting aerial application operations when the engine failed at approximately 200 feet AGL. While attempting an emergency landing in a bean field the aircraft flipped upside down. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, however the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06CA225Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSioux Center, IAThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the subsequent forced landing. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.Aug 8, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9012P · 1

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

Incident 20020710020979ILow Level Operations · Jonesbore, AR(-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…Jul 10, 2002 · Minor damage