Weatherly 620B N2035J

Summary

On 13 April 2008 at about 19:00 local time, a Weatherly 620B registered N2035J was involved in an accident near Coleman, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 2008 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coleman, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.8444, -99.4942

Aircraft

Weatherly 620B

Registration

N2035J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coleman → Coleman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA098

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control on the landing roll. A contributing factor was the variable wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on landing roll on a private airstrip, the single-engine, tailwheel-equipped airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot was not able to correct the airplane's ground track before the airplane encountered soft soil near the edge of the airstrip. The pilot attempted to quickly stop the airplane and applied full brakes. Brake marks and propeller strikes lead to a point where the airplane nosed over. The private airstrip is oriented approximately 020 degrees, and winds in the vicinity were reported as variable from 340 degrees to 050 degrees at 11 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.