- Date
- March 10, 1983, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cortez, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8939HGulfstream G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830310007279A
- Case key
- 16051
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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.
Nose over
Landing gear,normal brake system - lockedFactor
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing. According to the pilot the left brake was locked at touchdown. To compensate the pilot applied the right brake. The rapid stopping of the acft caused it to nose over. The braking system was inspected and no reason could be found for the inadvertant locking of the brake system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8939H
- Reported as
- Gulfstream G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1575
- Airframe hours
- 2,372
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 1,340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tanner Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 18, 1983
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMN, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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