- Date
- June 28, 2003, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vega, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7501HSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Case key
- 57358
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Probable cause
The failure of the left brake for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing roll to the asphalt runway, the airplane's left brake failed. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway, struck a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. During the accident sequence, the left main landing gear and brake line separated. The reason for the left brake failure was not determined.
Factual narrative
On June 28, 2003, approximately 1830 central daylight time, a Schweizer G-164B single-engine agricultural airplane, N7501H, was substantially damaged when it impacted the terrain and nosed over after exiting the side of the runway during the landing roll at the Oldham County Airport, near Vega, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Caprock Spraying, Inc., of Vega, Texas. 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 departed the Oldham County Airport approximately 1700.
According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot stated that during the landing roll on the 4,200-foot asphalt runway, the airplane's left brake failed. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway, struck a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position.
The FAA Inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported the left wing sustained structural and the engine firewall was buckled. During the accident sequence, the left main landing gear and brake line separated. The reason for the left brake failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7501H
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 801B
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney P & W 1340, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Caprock Spraying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- E52 · Vega, TX
- Airport
- E52 · Oldham County, runway 35
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
- 64
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 12,000 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Other investigations on N7501H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.