- Date
- August 2, 1996, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mayersville, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7362Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960802020889A
- Case key
- 3750
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Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from an object (vehicle) on the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was turning right and looking behind the airplane to line up for his last swath run, when his right main landing gear hit the cab of a truck. The landing gear separated from the airplane, and the operator of the truck received minor injury. The pilot then landed at a nearby grass airstrip.
Factual narrative
On August 2, 1996, at 1530 central daylight time, a Grumman G164A, N7362, collided with a vehicle and was substantially damaged during aerial application flight near Mayersville, Mississippi. The commercial pilot was not injured, and the driver of the vehicle received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 137 by Gator Flying Service. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed. The estimated departure time of the flight was 1500.
The pilot stated that he was turning right and looking behind the airplane to line up for his last swath when his right main landing gear hit the cab of a truck. The landing gear separated from the airplane, and the pilot landed at a nearby grass airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7362
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 931
- Airframe hours
- 11,480
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gator Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1996
- Departed
- MS
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,950 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 68 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 N7362 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.