- Date
- May 15, 1993, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Trumann, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6556Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930515013929A
- Case key
- 18749
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. A factor was the diverted attention of the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while flying at approximately 8 feet above the ground he diverted his attention inside the cockpit of the airplane to check the boom pressure and flew into the ground.
Factual narrative
On May 15, 1993, at approximately 1520 central daylight time a Grumman G-164A, N6556, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground near Trumann, Arkansas, while flying a practice aerial application flight. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the training flight.
The pilot stated that while flying at approximately 8 feet above ground level (AGL) he diverted his attention inside the cockpit of the airplane to check the boom pressure gauge and flew into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6556
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 699
- Airframe hours
- 5,214
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Worthington, Kenny And Richard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Special, Special flight (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 8, 1993 · 5 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 94 in this make and model · 212 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 12 nm away
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 N6556 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.