- Date
- March 10, 2005, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbert, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5327Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20050310003229A
- Case key
- 61125
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A contributing factor was a deflated right main tire.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 1,550-hour pilot lost of control of the tail-wheel equipped airplane while landing with a deflated tire. The pilot stated that as the main wheel landing gear touched the ground, the airplane pulled to the right.
Factual narrative
On March 10, 2005, approximately 0930 central standard time, an agricultural Grumman G-164A single-engine tail-wheel equipped airplane, N5327, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at a private airstrip, near Gilbert, Louisiana. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from the private airstrip at 0845.
The 1,550-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that as the main wheels touched the dirt runway, the airplane "pulled to the right and forward." Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted approximately 1,300 feet from the approach end of the runway. The private airstrip features a single dirt runway, approximately 2,600-feet long and 125-feet wide.
Examination of the airplane by the pilot revealed that right main landing gear tire was deflated. The outboard section of the left wing was bent downwards and the vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5327
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 595
- Airframe hours
- 9,137.3
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Steven Parker
- Registered owner
- Steven Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 2004 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- Gilbert, LA
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
- 30
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- April 8, 2003
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,550 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 34 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.