# NTSB DFW05CA084: Grumman G-164A, N5327, Gilbert, LA, March 10, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 10, 2005, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Gilbert, LA
- Coordinates: 32.014167, -91.663887
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0142&lon=-91.6639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61125/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA084

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,tire - deflated (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5327), registered now, S/N 595, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Grumman G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 595
- Airframe hours: 9137.3
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20050310003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050310003229A), Mar 10, 2005: Scwzer G164A, Gilbert, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while making a normal landing at the operator's uncertified airport, the aircraft pulled to the right and flipped onto its back.…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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