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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · Trenton, NC · August 13, 2015

Date: August 13, 2015 · 10:52 local
Place: Trenton, NC
Airport: Gene Powers
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: W0BG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5277
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA314
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,827 total474 in this make and model470 in the last 90 days

N5277Registration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Grumman G-164AS/N 566 · Built 1968 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated that upon landing he applied the brakes to stop the plane, but there was no stopping force that transferred to the ground. He released the brake pedal then reapplied the brakes and they locked up resulting in the airplane cartwheeling in a forward motion to its final inverted position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE PLANE, BUT THERE WAS NO STOPPING FORCE THAT TRANSFERRED TO THE GROUND. HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELING IN A FORWARD MOTION TO ITS FINAL INVERTED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA15LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTrenton, NCThe pilot's decision to land the airplane with a tailwind and his subsequent application of excessive braking, which resulted in a nose-over.Aug 13, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5277 · 1

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

Accident 19940526012619ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · La Moure, NDGround looped on landing. Pilots medical not valid for commercial operations.May 26, 1994 · Substantial damage