# NTSB ATL96LA116: Grumman G-164A, N7362, Mayersville, MS, August 2, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 2, 1996, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Mayersville, MS - Coordinates: 32.910861, -91.020706 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9109&lon=-91.0207&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 11, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3750 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3750/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA116 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from an object (vehicle) on the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application - object - vehicle - altitude/clearance - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7362-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 931, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman G-164A - Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 931 - Airframe hours: 11480 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960802020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020889A), Aug 2, 1996: Scwzer G164A, Mayersville, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a pickup while turning during aerial application. ## Other investigations on N7362 (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 FTW99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA252), Sep 3, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N7362), Seminole, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with powerlines. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the light bar for the electronic swath guidance system installed in the airplane. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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