- Date
- April 30, 1993, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anahuac, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7485Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930430011519A
- Case key
- 18738
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Probable cause
Undetermined.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll, the left main gear collapsed and the airplane departed the side of the runway as the left wing hit the terrain.
Factual narrative
On April 30, 1993, at approximately 1130 central daylight time, during the takeoff roll from a private airstrip near Anahuac, Texas, a Grumman G 164A, N7485, was substantially damaged when the left main landing gear collapsed. The commercial pilot did not sustain injury. The FAR CFR Part 137 flight was being operated by Bay Area Dusters, Inc., of Anahuac, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight.
During a telephone interview conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the operator reported that the airplane was loaded with fertilizer. He further stated that the left main gear collapsed at approximately one hundred feet down the private agricultural airstrip. The airplane damage included the main gear, propeller, and main wing spars.
The airplane was released to the operator following the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7485
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 962
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bay Area Dusters, Inc
- Registered owner
- Bay Area Dusters, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1993 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Satellite Strip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 19,286 total · 9,999 in this make and model · 19,286 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 3 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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 N7485 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.