- Date
- June 23, 1992, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Robbins, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48658Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920623021689A
- Case key
- 27658
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate wing tip clearance between the aircraft and a dirt bank paralleling the airstrip.
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
The pilot said that on touchdown the lower left wing contacted a dirt bank which slewed the aircraft into a right sideways skid. The right main landing gear separated from the aircraft. FAA inspectors reported no preimpact mechanical failures or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48658
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 125B
- Airframe hours
- 8,216
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wagner Aviation
- Registered owner
- Wagner Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1992 · 94 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Akins Farm Airstrip, runway 18, 2,000 × 50 ft, dirt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,715 total · 1,355 in this make and model · 5,556 as pilot in command · 448 in the last 90 days · 155 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
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 N48658 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.