- Date
- June 6, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- College Port, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6615QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880606019119A
- Case key
- 22483
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Analysis
Acft was substantially damaged when it executed an off-arpt landing following takeoff FR0M a wet sod strip on an ag flt. The plt stated that he was taking off to the north and that during the t/o roll the wind shifted to out of the south. He further stated that he did not feel that the acft would gain sufficient a/s and alt to clear a silo, fuel tanks, and powerlines located at the north end of the strip. He elected to lift off early and immediately turned left to avoid the obstacles. The acft subsequently settled back to the grnd in a field adjacent to the strip and shortly after touchdown the main gear dug into the soft terrain and the acft flipped over. There was no evidence found of mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6615Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 144B
- Airframe hours
- 3,835
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Rice Land Flying Service, doing business as Rice Land Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Riceland Flying Ser. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1988
- Airport
- NONE · Ag Strip, runway 36, 2,600 × 75 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 500 in this make and model · 4,200 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6615Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.