- Date
- April 19, 1984, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Arbuckle, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6651QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840419013979A
- Case key
- 24237
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Analysis
The ldg was made on an ag airstrip with a right quartering tailwind. Upon touchdown, the plt 'felt what appeared to be either a dragging left brake and/or the rough surface' of the landing strip. The landing was aborted. On the next landing, the acft nosed over when the wheels made ground contact. An exam revealed markings of brake lining-to-disc contact along with signs of heat and wear on both main gear wheels. The wheels did turn, but with some difficulty when they were checked. The plt reported that the wind was from the wnw at 15 gusting 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6651Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 178E
- Airframe hours
- 2,977
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 525 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Valley Air Service Ltd
- Registered owner
- Hawke Dusters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1984 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- Arbuckle, CA
- Airport
- Riggs Strip, runway 14, 2,600 × 50 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,380 total · 990 in this make and model · 5,080 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYV, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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