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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Coy, AR · June 1, 1998

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Date
June 1, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Coy, AR
Airport
Coleman Bros
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N943QC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA252
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3311
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,078 total10,347 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days
N943QCRegistered now · Schweizer G-164BS/N 711B · Built 1983Airframe modelSchweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft blew a tire on take off but continued on its aerial application mission, landing gear collapsed. (.4)the left main landing gear tire blew out as the airplane rotated for takeoff. The pilot continued the takeoff and was able to climb without further incident. He proceed to the field that he intended to spray. After dispensing the load of fertilizer, the pilot elected to return to a nearby unobstructed auxiliary airstrip to execute a precautionary landing. The pilot stated that he touched down on the right wheel, and during the landing roll, he tried to keep the weight of the airplane off the left wheel. The airplane started to pull to the left as more weight was placed on the flat left tire. Eventually, the tire dug into the ground resulting in the left main gear assembly collapsing. The reason for the failure of the left main tire could not be determined. (-23) during landing with a known left blown tire, the left MLG strut dug into the dirt surface causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. Left strut broken off airframe, prop and engine damage, and left wing structu re damage.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT BLEW A TIRE ON TAKE OFF BUT CONTINUED ON ITS AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4)THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT AS THE AIRPLANE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND WAS ABLE TO CLIMB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE PROCEED TO THE FIELD THAT HE INTENDED TO SPRAY. AFTER DISPENSING THE LOAD OF FERTILIZER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO A NEARBY UNOBSTRUCTED AUXILIARY AIRSTRIP TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE TRIED TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AS MORE WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE FLAT LEFT TIRE. EVENTUALLY, THE TIRE DUG INTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSING. THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (-23) DURING LANDING WITH A KNOWN LEFT BLOWN TIRE, THE LEFT MLG STRUT DUG INTO THE DIRT SURFACE CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT STRUT BROKEN OFF AIRFRAME, PROP AND ENGINE DAMAGE, AND LEFT WING STRUCTU RE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoy, ARfailure of the left main tire, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.Jun 1, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N943QC · 1

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

Accident 20230821009969ALanding: Rollout · Rice, MNAfter completing 13 application loads the pilot rinsed the tank and returned to home airport. The runway is 2500 feet long by 20 feet wide, 1500 feet of the runway is gravel transitioning to asphalt. The pilot performed a 2-point landing, as the tailwheel…Aug 21, 2023 · Substantial damage