# NTSB MKC82DA098: Weatherly 201A, N2934W, Bronson, KS, June 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 7, 1982, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Bronson, KS
- Coordinates: 37.88956, -95.069557 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8896&lon=-95.0696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70034/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA098

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - wing - foreign object damage (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING OVER ROLLING TERRAIN THAT WAS COVERED WITH TREES. WHILE ON HIS LAST PASS, HE STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE WITH HIS LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE FIELD THAT HE SELECTED WAS MUDDY. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN STRUT FAILED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND PROPELLER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2934W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2934W-2008-06-19), registration cancelled 2008-06-19, S/N 114, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201A
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201A](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201a) (registry code 9630406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 114
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: P & W 985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: G. Micheal Flood
- Registered owner: Sprayers Inc
- Departed: FSK, FORT SCOTT, KS
- Destination: FSK, FORT SCOTT, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,800 total, 30 in this make and model, 1,800 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 235° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820607022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607022019A), Jun 7, 1982: Cessna 210A, Bronson, KS, Substantial damage. Struck a tree with left wing while spraying a wooded area. Elected to land in a muddy field, additional damage.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.