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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · Caruthers, CA · February 28, 2014

Date
February 28, 2014 · 09:55 local
Place
Caruthers, CA
Airport
Kenny'S Crop Dusting
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TOCG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14LA130
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

The following is a statement by the a/c PIC

On my third load of the day at 9:55 I came in from the south from the field I was applying fertilizer and did a straight in approach to Kenny'S Crop Dusting strip. The weather was clear and wind at about 5 knots from the east-southeast indicated by the windsock at the end of the strip. Upon touchdown in a normal 3 point attitude I heard a loud bang (gear leg breaking) followed by a slight roll and yaw to the right. I attempted to raise the wing and correct as straight as I could for as long as I could but due to the insufficient power off airspeed the plane continued slowly to the right off the edge of the strip where the engine and lower airframe came into contact with the down sloped 4FT embankment at which time the plane dug into the soft dirt and the plane flipped onto its back. Once all motion had stopped I ensured fuel and power was off and exited inverted through the canopy. I had no injuries at all. Harness and helmet was on.

As the FAA filed it

THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE A/C PIC

ON MY THIRD LOAD OF THE DAY AT 9:55 I CAME IN FROM THE SOUTH FROM THE FIELD I WAS APPLYING FERTILIZER AND DID A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO KENNY'S CROP DUSTING STRIP. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WIND AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST INDICATED BY THE WINDSOCK AT THE END OF THE STRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN IN A NORMAL 3 POINT ATTITUDE I HEARD A LOUD BANG (GEAR LEG BREAKING) FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT ROLL AND YAW TO THE RIGHT. I ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE WING AND CORRECT AS STRAIGHT AS I COULD FOR AS LONG AS I COULD BUT DUE TO THE INSUFFICIENT POWER OFF AIRSPEED THE PLANE CONTINUED SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHERE THE ENGINE AND LOWER AIRFRAME CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DOWN SLOPED 4FT EMBANKMENT AT WHICH TIME THE PLANE DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE PLANE FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. ONCE ALL MOTION HAD STOPPED I ENSURED FUEL AND POWER WAS OFF AND EXITED INVERTED THROUGH THE CANOPY. I HAD NO INJURIES AT ALL. HARNESS AND HELMET WAS ON.

NTSB investigation

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