- Date
- June 24, 1994, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Coy, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5321Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940624016809A
- Case key
- 19098
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Probable cause
The separation of the landing gear due to failure of the landing gear axle bolts.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The landing gear axle bolts on the left main landing gear sheared during the landing rollout at an agricultural airstrip. The landing gear strut dug into the ground and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The failed bolts had been installed on the airplane for approximately 1,700 flight hours.
Factual narrative
On June 24, 1994, at 1345 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N5321, was substantially damaged while landing near Coy, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
According to the operator, the landing gear axle for the left main landing gear broke during landing rollout. The left main landing gear strut assembly dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over on its back. Inspection of the landing gear strut by the operator's mechanic revealed that the landing gear axle bolts sheared during the landing.
The operator stated that the failed bolts were installed approximately 1,700 flight hours prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5321
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 604
- Airframe hours
- 5,890
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Farmers Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1994 · 200 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Farmers Flying Service, runway 27, 2,200 × 30 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,600 total · 6,600 in this make and model · 6,600 as pilot in command · 500 in the last 90 days · 200 in the last 30 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGT, 15 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.