- Date
- August 25, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8390Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820825044589A
- Case key
- 70310
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff, the left wing of the aircraft contacted the cotton that was growing on the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that he could not lift the wing out of the cotton. When he reduced the power, the aircraft turned left and slid sideways. Subsequently, the right wings and right landing gear were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8390
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 882
- Airframe hours
- 4,200
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Jack Keahey
- Registered owner
- Jack Keahey
- Departed
- Columbia, LA
- Destination
- Columbia, LA
- Airport
- Keahey, runway 18, 1,200 × 0 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,600 total · 6,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.