Weatherly 201B N1280W

Summary

On 15 June 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N1280W, operated by Crop Flight Inc, was involved in an accident near Greenfield, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 June 1982 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenfield, California, United States

Nearest airport

Metz (3CA7)

Coordinates

36.2591, -121.3701

Aircraft

Weatherly 201B

Registration

N1280W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Crop Flight Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenfield → Greenfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA221

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.