- Date
- May 3, 1991, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pioneer, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7361Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910503014459A
- Case key
- 23331
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Probable cause
The pilot's use of a runway unsuitable due to recent rains.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated he departed his private strip with a tank full of water to purge the hopper and spray booms of chemical. After about 15 minutes, he returned to land. During the landing roll, the landing gear entered soft terrain and standing water. The airplane nosed over and slid to a stop. The pilot had not encountered a problem during the previous takeoff and stated the strip was wet from rains during the days before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7361
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 930
- Airframe hours
- 727
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Faye Pillars, doing business as Rebel Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Faye Pillars
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 22, 1991 · 33 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Rebel Airport, runway 9, 2,200 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,958 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 3,958 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.