- Date
- February 22, 1993, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Indian Village, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48455Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930222003189A
- Case key
- 18701
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Probable cause
Landing performed short of the runway threshold. Factor was wet grassy terrain
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 in command landed about 75 yards short of the approach end of the asphalt runway. During the landing roll in the wet grassy terrain, the airplane nosed over
Factual narrative
On Monday, February 22, 1993, at approximately 1600 central standard time, a Grumman G 164B, N48455, was substantially damaged when it landed short of the runway and nosed over during the landing roll at Indian Village, Louisiana. The airplane, owned and operated by O'Brien Flying Service, and flown by a commercial pilot, was on a 14 CFR Part 137, local aerial application flight. There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.
Interviews with the operator by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and examination of the accident site by the FAA revealed the facts in this paragraph. The airplane touched down about 75 yards short of the asphalt airstrip. Shortly after touching down in the soft muddy terrain, the airplane nosed over.
The pilot reported that the grass had been mowed and during the landing roll, the "grass started to pile up in front of the wheels and it caused the aircraft to flip."
The airplane was released to the owner following the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48455
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- O'Brien Flying Service
- Registered owner
- O'Brien Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- O'Brien Flying Service, runway 36, 2,500 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 20,500 total · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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 N48455 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.