- Date
- August 6, 1982, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Opp, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6637QGrumman G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820806035379A
- Case key
- 72097
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while he was spraying, vibrations occurred in the left flying wires. He had experienced the vibrations before, but this time, they seemed worse, he elected to land in a nearby pasture to examine the aircraft. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft went over a terrace while the pilot was appllying heavy braking action. He stated the aircraft bounced slightly and the brakes locked. The aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6637Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 167B
- Airframe hours
- 1,724
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Robert Dirk Merrill
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Crop Care
- Departed
- Samson, AL
- Destination
- Samson, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,060 total · 744 in this make and model · 1,988 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 181 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6637Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.