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NTSB accident investigation · Weatherly 201A · Hartline, WA · April 24, 1982

Accident · Minor injuriesFinal report
Date
April 24, 1982, 06:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Hartline, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2933WWeatherly 201A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820424011499A
Case key
70975

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Analysis

While landing on a roadway, the right main landing gear encountered soft, loose dirt. The pilot applied left braking action to maintain directional control, and the aircraft nosed over.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedPilot in commandCause

Aircraft

Registration
N2933W
Reported as
Weatherly 201A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
113
Airframe hours
2,295
Engine
P & W R985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Operator
Red Baron Aviation
Registered owner
Dennis Buddrius
Departed
Hartline, WA
Destination
Hartline, WA

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
65
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
21,813 total · 57 in this make and model · 21,253 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 37 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
113 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N2933W · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.