# NTSB MIA01LA105: Grumman G-164B, N6552K, Dyer, TN, March 27, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 27, 2001, 16:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: Dyer, TN
- Coordinates: 36.069931, -88.98912 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0699&lon=-88.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Memphis FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 51973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51973/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA105

## Probable cause

The improper installation of the main landing gear tire (pinched tube) by company maintenance personnel resulting in a total loss of air pressure in-flight, loss of directional control on landing roll, and subsequent nose down.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - no pressure
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
  - maintenance,inspection - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause)
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway

## Analysis

The pilot experienced a loss of directional control on landing roll and subsequent nose down of the airplane. After exiting the airplane the pilot observed that the right front tire was flat. Further examination of the tire revealed the inner tube was pinched by company maintenance personnel during installation.

## Factual narrative

On March 27, 2001, at about  1650 central standard time, a Grumman G-164B, N6552K, registered to Londe Air Service Inc; operating as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight experienced a loss of directional control on landing to a road site in the vicinity of Dyer, Tennessee, and crashed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Esquire Green Road Dyer, Tennessee, about 10 minutes before the accident.

The pilot stated upon landing to a road, he experienced a loss of directional control. The airplane hit a ditch and nosed down. Examination of the airplane by the pilot after exiting the airplane revealed the right front tire was flat. The tire was removed from the airplane and examined. The examination revealed that the tire had been pinched when installed improperly by company maintenance personnel.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6552K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552K-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 365B, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Grumman G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 365B
- Airframe hours: 6233
- Engines: P&W R-1340S3H1G 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Londe Air Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 2000, 200 hours before
- Departed: Dyer, TN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 15, 2001; seat: front; flight hours: 37,600 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 37,500 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg
- Observed at: DYR

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20010327008829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010327008829A), Mar 27, 2001: Scwzer G164B, Dyer, TN, Substantial damage. (-23)See attached sheet

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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