# Accident 20150614014549A: Weatherly 201B, Pell City, AL, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9CJG
- Location: 33.5589° N, 86.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5589&lon=-86.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1272W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272W-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (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 201B
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,681 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614014549A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED AT WING ATTACH POINT AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  NO CHEMICAL TANKS OR FUEL CELLS WERE COMPROMISED.

## 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 ERA15LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA240), Jun 14, 2015: Weatherly 201B (N1272W), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate inspection of the airplane's landing gear, which resulted in a collapse of the right main landing gear due to cracking and corrosion.

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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