# NTSB FTW88DRA08: Grumman G-164, N8150K, Palacios, TX, April 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1988, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Palacios, TX
- Coordinates: 28.710975, -96.230575 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7110&lon=-96.2306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DRA08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22477/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA08

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8150K), registered now, S/N 587B, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 587B
- Airframe hours: 3434
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880402009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402009819A), Apr 2, 1988: Scwzer G164B, Palacios, TX, Substantial damage. Locked brakes on rollout at a grass strip. Skidding tires built up grass and mud. Aircraft flipped over on its back

## Other investigations on N8150K (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR10CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA410), Aug 18, 2010: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B (N8150K), Genesee, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during low-altitude maneuvering.

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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