- Date
- May 22, 1982, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Grove, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N458YGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820522018119A
- Case key
- 72255
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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
As the aircraft slowed during the landing roll, it began to drift right when the rudder became ineffective. The pilot was unable to obtain left braking action to maintain directional control. Subsequently, the right main gear struck a small earth bank and the plane nosed over. The pilot reported that the fluid level was too low to actuate the brake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N458Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 104
- Airframe hours
- 8,959
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Custom Cropcare Corp
- Registered owner
- Custom Cropcare Corp
- Airport
- 67Q · Tom James Ranch
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,075 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.