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FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Iowa, LA · May 4, 2016

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Date
May 4, 2016 · 11:30 local
Place
Iowa, LA
Airport
O'Brien Flying Service
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KGRG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8400K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA173
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total16,000 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N8400KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 685B · Built 1982Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

While making a landing at a satellite airstrip, pilot noticed he had no right brake and aborted the landing. Pilot decided to return to home base to land with more favorable winds and a better landing area which was longer and wider. Upon landing the airplane into the wind and while slowing down experienced a gust of wind turning the airplane to the left. Pilot attempted to correct by applying full power in an attempt to arrest the left yaw. The aircraft did not respond quick enough resulting in the airplane veering off the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MAKING A LANDING AT A SATELLITE AIRSTRIP, PILOT NOTICED HE HAD NO RIGHT BRAKE AND ABORTED THE LANDING. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE TO LAND WITH MORE FAVORABLE WINDS AND A BETTER LANDING AREA WHICH WAS LONGER AND WIDER. UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND TURNING THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE LEFT YAW. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND QUICK ENOUGH RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN16LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIowa, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with an inoperative right brake.May 4, 2016 · Substantial damage

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