# NTSB FTW82DA226: Weatherly 201C, N9044W, Lakewood, AR, June 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 14, 1982, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Lakewood, AR
- Coordinates: 34.309547, -91.840026 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3095&lon=-91.8400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA226
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71341/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA226

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILED AFTER HE HAD ROLLED ABOUT 150 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9044W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044W-2007-12-05), registration cancelled 2007-12-05, S/N 1021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201C
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201C](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (registry code 9630410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1021
- Airframe hours: 1815
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Tomlin Flying Service
- Registered owner: Tomlin Flying Service
- Departed: LAKEWOOD, AR
- Destination: LAKEWOOD, AR
- Airport: Faver Airstrip, runway 9, 2,600 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 13,005 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 11,030 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 65 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820614022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820614022599A), Jun 14, 1982: Wthrly 201C, Lakewood, AR, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll right main landing gear snapped off causing aircraft to veer off runway.

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.

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