- Date
- August 10, 1994, 07:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vanceboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8896HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940810025329A
- Case key
- 3429
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of wheel brakes.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was being positioned to the airfield to load chemicals for aerial application. According to the pilot, after landing on the wet sod runway he applied the wheel brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was crushed.
Factual narrative
On August 10, 1994, about 0730 eastern daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N8896H, nosed over during the landing roll at Vanceboro, North Carolina. The airplane was operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules, by Lee Flying Service, Inc. A flight plan was not filed for the positioning flight. The commercial pilot was not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Origination of the flight was Washington, North Carolina about 0700, on the same morning.
The pilot reported that he landed at the field where he was to load chemicals for an aerial application flight. The grass of the sod airstrip was wet. He reported that he applied the wheel brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was crushed. There were no mechanical malfunctions, according to the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8896H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lee Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- NONE · Washington, NC
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Anderson Airstrip, runway 9, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,915 total · 250 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWN, 19 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 N8896H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.