ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353286
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1999 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6305W |
| MSN: | 1563 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 440 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whiteface, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot lost control of the agricultural airplane after the left main landing gear tire bogged down in a muddy area near a partially flooded area of the private airstrip, approximately 1,000 feet from the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane veered slightly to the left and nosed over coming to rest inverted on the airstrip, approximately 330 feet from the flooded area. The operator reported that the surface of his 4,200 foot dirt airstrip was 'heavily saturated due to heavy rains during the night and early morning hours.' The operator added that this was the pilot's first flight of the day. The 5,000 hour pilot, who had accumulated 711 hours in the make and model, had been working for the operator for the last 10 years.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the soft ground and the standing water on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA149
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 2005 | N6305W | Private | 0 | Osage, IA | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 12:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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