# Accident 20170719007229A: Weatherly 620, Southhampton, NJ, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: Southhampton, NJ
- Airport: Rake Pond Road
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7PG
- Location: 40.2984° N, 74.5203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2984&lon=-74.5203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9270W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9270W-2019-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620 (registry code 9630602, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620) (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 620
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,330 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719007229A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/19/17 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 THE PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF ROLL. APPROXIMATELY 10-20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE PILOT FELT A DRASTIC DECREASE IN PERFORMANNCE. THE PILOT EMERGENCY DUMPED THE HOPPER LOAD. THE PILOT FELT NO INCREASE IN AIRCRAFT SPEED OR CLIMB PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A FORCED LANDING. ON  7/21/17 IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROPELLER ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. THE PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED AND DETACHED. THE PROPELLER BLADE SPUN 180 DEGREES. CAUSING THE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT STATED THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CANADA GEESE ON THE RUNWAY. THE GOOSE WAS NOT FOUND. THE FEATHERS WERE MAILED TO THE NTSB TO BE ANALYZED.

## 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 ERA17CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA251), Jul 19, 2017: Weatherly 620 (N9270W), Pemberton Twp, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent collision with trees and terrain.

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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