# Accident 20100827045179A: Grumman Acf G-164B, Basile, LA, August 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K2BG
- Location: 30.4833° N, 92.5467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4833&lon=-92.5467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601 series (registry code 64002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACF G-164B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,225 total, 16,225 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA510) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FLYING FOR KINDER AG SERVICE (K2BG) WAS RETURNING TO AIRSTRIP TO RELOAD. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER LANDING AND DURING BRAKE  APPLICATION, THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT ACCUATE PULLING THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP 180 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ATTACH POINT. THE PROPELLER  AND  RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED DURING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA510), Aug 27, 2010: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N63E), Basile, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during landing due to failure of the right brake for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N63E (2)

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

- [Accident 20050501008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008259A), May 1, 2005: Scwzer G164B (N63E), Fenton, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) During low pass over a field the engine lost power and spooled down to idle. Pilot attempted to land in a rice field and struck a small levee.
- [Accident 19980425007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007779A), Apr 25, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N63E), Oberlin, LA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to maintain control, acft crashed and burned, Oberlin, LA. (.4)at the end of a pass to apply rice seed to a field, during the turn to reverse…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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