- Date
- May 11, 1993, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ville Platte, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N91AYGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930511014059A
- Case key
- 18744
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain ground clearance
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During spraying operations the pilot attempted to fly under some electrical power lines. He flew too low and impacted the ground, severing the right main landing gear. After ground impact the pilot returned to a grass strip on a local farm and attempted to land. During the landing the airplane cartwheeled
Factual narrative
On May 11, 1993, at 0930 central daylight time (CDT), a Grumman G 164B, N91AY, was substantially damaged on landing near Ville Platte, Louisiana. The local flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The commercial pilot was not injured. Aaron Young of Ville Platte, Louisiana, was the registered owner.
The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he was attempting to fly under some telephone wires when he impacted the ground. During ground impact, the airplane's right main landing gear was separated. He further reported that he returned to a grass strip on a local farm, and during the landing, the airplane cartwheeled.
The airplane was released to the owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91AY
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187B
- Airframe hours
- 2,617
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Young, Aaron, doing business as Young Flyers
- Registered owner
- Young, Aaron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1992 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 36, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 4,250 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 165° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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