# Accident 20160504005049A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Iowa, LA, May 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Iowa, LA
- Airport: O'Brien Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGRG
- Location: 30.2244° N, 93.0003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2244&lon=-93.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8400K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8400K) (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: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 16,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160504005049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA173), May 4, 2016: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B (N8400K), Iowa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with an inoperative right brake.

## Other reports on N8400K (3)

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

- [Incident 20140331003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140331003619I), Mar 31, 2014: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8400K), Iowa, LA, Minor damage. The aircraft was loaded with 2000 pounds of dry rice and was proceeding to taxi onto the runway for takeoff, taxied through several small potholes and the…
- [Incident 19930602020119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930602020119I), Jun 2, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N8400K), Walnut Ridge, AR, Minor damage. Pilot flew aircraft through its own wake turbulence. Struck a levee with both main landing gear. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19850703031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703031409A), Jul 3, 1985: Scwzer G164B (N8400K), Thief River Fal, MN, Destroyed. Stalled after downwind liftoff and impacted ground 800 feet from runway end.

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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