- Date
- August 27, 2010, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Basile, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63EGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
- Defining event
- Landing: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 2011
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20100827045179A
- Case key
- 77143
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Probable cause
The loss of directional control during landing due to failure of the right brake for undetermined reasons.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot was conducting an aerial spraying operation from a private airstrip and had completed three loads. After applying the fourth load, the pilot returned to the airstrip for another load. During the landing the pilot applied both brakes; however, there was no response from the right brake. The pilot reported that he pumped the brake several times, but it still did not function. The pilot then applied full left brake and the airplane spun 180-degrees, collapsing the right main landing gear. The airplane impacted a ditch and electrical pole, before coming to rest. The reason for the loss of brake pressure was not determined.
Factual narrative
The operator was conducting an aerial spraying operation from a private airstrip, and had completed three loads, earlier in the morning. After applying the fourth load, the pilot returned to the airstrip for another load. During the landing the pilot applied both brakes; however, there was no response from the right-side brake. The pilot reported that he pumped the brake several times, but still no response. The pilot then applied full left brake and the airplane spun 180-degrees, collapsing the right (main) landing gear with the propeller striking the ground. The airplane impacted a ditch and electrical pole, before coming to rest. The reason for the loss of brake pressure was not determined
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63E
- Reported as
- Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 305B
- Engine
- Walter M601 SER, 751 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kinder Ag Service
- Registered owner
- Kingrey William S III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Pvt · Basile, LA
- Destination
- Pvt · Basile, LA
- Airport
- Pvt · Private
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
- 58
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 3, 2009
- Seat
- Single
- Flight hours
- 17,400 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 17,400 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 5, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 516 KB in all.
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 N63E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.