- Date
- August 4, 1992, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Toney, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5272Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920804029109A
- Case key
- 33117
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Probable cause
The left main landing gear attachment bolt failed for undetermined reasons resulting in the collapse of both main landing gear during the take off roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was on take off roll for an aerial application flight, when the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane turned to the left 90 degrees and continued sideways down the runway collapsing the right main landing gear. The investigation revealed the left main landing gear attachment bolt failed for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5272
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 652
- Airframe hours
- 7,442
- Engine
- P&W R985-AN-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Valley Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Valley Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1992 · 257 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Toney, AL
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 9, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 14,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 30 nm away
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 N5272 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.