- Date
- August 5, 1986, 09:34 local (15:34 UTC)
- Place
- Center, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5324Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860805037469A
- Case key
- 17027
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was landing on a 50 ft wide dirt strip and allowed the acft to drift to the left during the landing roll. The left wing collided with wheat growing along the left side of the strip and the acft swerved further to the left. During the swerve, the right main landing gear failed & the wings were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5324
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 606
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Slv Crop Care, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1986 · 96 hours before
- Airport
- Private Ag Strip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,800 total · 2,950 in this make and model · 125 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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.
Other investigations on N5324 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.