# Accident 20110810017729A: Weatherly 201C, Bronson, IA, August 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bronson, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LRYG
- Location: 42.3972° N, 96.2231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3972&lon=-96.2231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9054W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9054W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (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: WEATHERLY 201C
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,300 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810017729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WITH A FULL HOPPER OF CHEMICAL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AVOID POWER LINES, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE BEGINNING TO SINK.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE HOPPER LOAD WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND, STRIKING A TREE, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, AND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD.  THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR CUT ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA565), Aug 10, 2011: Weatherly 201C (N9054W), Bronson, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N9054W (3)

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

- [Accident 19970718019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970718019069A), Jul 18, 1997: Wthrly 201C (N9054W), Stephen, MN, Substantial damage. Landed left gear first. Wind gust caused side load to right mand and it folded. Damaged wing spar. Weak side brace. (-23) as the pilot lined up with the runway…
- [Accident 19940911026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911026559A), Sep 11, 1994: Wthrly 201C (N9054W), Stephen, MN, Substantial damage. Parking brake on left wheel misrigged. Caused wheel to drag and aircraft to depart runway.
- [Incident 19940522027619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522027619I), May 22, 1994: Wthrly 201C (N9054W), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. On landing left landing gear torque link failed. Aircraft nosed over.

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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