- Date
- September 26, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Andalusia, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8031VAero Commander A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830926054239A
- Case key
- 6215
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After spraying 2 fields, the plt was en route to spray a 3rd field when a severe vibration of the acft was encountered. He elected to land in the 1st available field & dumped his chemical load. During the landing, the acft hit a terrace & nosed over. The plt stated that he did not realize the field was uneven & terraced until the acft was on the ground. Grass & tall weeds were growing in the field. An investigation revealed that the upper right eng mount had failed. No fatigue was found; however, there was evidence of hammering, indicating multiple impacts after the initial failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8031V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1598
- Airframe hours
- 1,668
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ferrin D. Eason
- Registered owner
- Ferrin D. Eason
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983
- Departed
- 0J4 · Florala, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CEW, 32 nm away
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 N8031V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.