- Date
- June 15, 1982, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greenfield, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1280WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820615022449A
- Case key
- 70901
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Analysis
The pilot took off with 1150 lbs of sulfur dust and a full load of fuel. When he arrived at the field to be dusted, he was unable to dispense his load due to the presence of laborers in an adjacent field. When the pilot returned to the airport with his load, he touched down short of the runway on the dirt overrun. The aircraft bounced and then touched down on or near the rounded lip of the paved runway. A witness reported that when the right main gear contacted the pavement, the scissors failed and allowed the wheel to rotate 90 degrees. Subsequently, the right wheel skidded sideways. As the pilot applied left braking action to maintain runway heading, the plane flipped over and burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1280W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 629
- Airframe hours
- 2,887
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Crop Flight Inc
- Registered owner
- Crop Flight Inc
- Departed
- 3CA7 · Greenfield, CA
- Destination
- 3CA7 · Greenfield, CA
- Airport
- 3CA7 · Metz, runway 31, 2,500 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 500 in this make and model · 3,950 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.