- Date
- April 2, 1988, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Palacios, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8150KGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880402009819A
- Case key
- 22477
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that following a normal landing, he applied too much brake, causing the wheels to lock up. This, in turn, caused dead grass and mud to accumulate in front of the wheels. The acft subsequently flipped over and slid to a stop inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8150K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 587B
- Airframe hours
- 3,434
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Fehmel Planes, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 29, 1988 · 43 hours before
- Airport
- Ag Strip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 250 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 95 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8150K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.