36.0311° N, 120.1162° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Avenal, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 11, 1983 · 10:30 local
Place
Avenal, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N728YM
Reported as
Scwzer G164
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total2,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right brake failed on landing. Pilot lost control. Aircraft ran off the runway. Struck a berm and flipped over.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING. PILOT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. STRUCK A BERM AND FLIPPED OVER.