- Date
- May 15, 1992, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kinder, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8629HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920515019509A
- Case key
- 18499
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Probable cause
The failure of the left brake which led to a loss of directional control. A factor was the rough terrain immediately adjacent to the runway.
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
The pilot experienced a left brake failure during the landing roll and the airplane drifted right off of the dirt strip. The pilot stated that he retarded power, but was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane subsequently struck a levee and a road ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8629H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1438
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- O'Brien Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- O'Brien Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 3LA1 · Wilder, runway 9, 3,000 × 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
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 9,999 in this make and model · 25,000 as pilot in command · 550 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N8629H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.