- Date
- October 16, 1988, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68119Howard GFA-15P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881016063049A
- Case key
- 26272
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
During the landing roll the pilot lost control of the airplane. The airplane ground looped and the main gear collapsed. There were no mechanical problems reported prior to the accident and the weather was not a factor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68119
- Reported as
- Howard GFA-15P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 909
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Palmer L. Blote
- Registered owner
- Blote, Palmer L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 22, 1987 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Airport
- 045 · Nut Tree, runway 1, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,437 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,342 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TZZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.