- Date
- September 10, 1991, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gideon, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8357KSchweizer G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910910038959A
- Case key
- 14794
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Probable cause
A binding landing gear brake. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's subsequent inability to maintain directional control.
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 accident airplane veered to the left during a takeoff ground run. The pilot could not correct the veer with opposite control inputs. The takeoff was aborted and airplane struck a ditch adjacent to the runway before the pilot could stop the airplane. Post accident inspection revealed the left main landing gear wheel brake was dragging.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8357K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 661B
- Airframe hours
- 3,771
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wilkens Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1991 · 196 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 172 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.