- Date
- July 27, 1996, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Macksville, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4630Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960727020239A
- Case key
- 10333
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Probable cause
failure of the pilot to allow the airplane to achieve sufficient airspeed for takeoff, and the resultant loss of aircraft control. Factors relating to the accident were: the rough runway, and the mound of dirt at the end of the runway.
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 reported that the airport's runway was rough, and during the takeoff roll, the airplane became airborne with insufficient airspeed for flight. The pilot aborted the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane went off the runway, hit a dirt mound at the end of the runway, and came to rest inverted. The pilot did not report any airplane or engine malfunction.
Factual narrative
On July 27, 1996, at 1430 central daylight time (cdt), a Grumman G164A, N4630, was substantially damaged during an aborted takeoff at the Smith Airport, Macksville, Kansas. The pilot was attempting to depart from the 2,600 foot runway with 250 gallons of pesticide on board the airplane. The commercial rated pilot was uninjured in the accident. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight was operating under visual meteorological conditions, and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported on NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that the airport's runway was rough, and during the takeoff roll the airplane became airborne with insufficient airspeed for flight. The pilot reported that the takeoff was aborted. The pilot reported that after the aborted takeoff the airplane went off the side of the runway, hit a dirt mound at the end of the runway, and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no airplane or engine malfunctions.
A inspection of the airplane following the accident revealed no abnormalities. The airplane's upper wing center section, vertical fin and rudder sustained crush damage in the accident. The propeller was bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4630
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1176
- Airframe hours
- 3,032
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Clark Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1996 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- 42K
- Airport
- 42K · Smith, runway 35, 2,600 × 30 ft, gravel
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Military, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,157 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 4,241 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 93 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 355° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.