FTW82DA187

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · Pine Bluff, AR · May 19, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 19, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Pine Bluff, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9825Grumman G-164A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820519017599A
Case key
72228

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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.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Proper alignment - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

During landing the right main landing gear dropped into a ditch alongside the runway and the aircraft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N9825
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1286
Airframe hours
1,934
Engine
P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 137
Operator
Rebel Aviation
Registered owner
Rebel Aviation
Departed
96M · Pine Bluff, AR
Destination
96M · Pine Bluff, AR
Airport
96M · Myhand, runway 18, 2,700 × 180 ft, grass/turf

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
53
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
7,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.