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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · Steele, MO · July 20, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 20, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
Place
Steele, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N48583Grumman G-164A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840720036759A
Case key
33752

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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 - in flightClimb - to cruise
Airspeed(vs) - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in command
Forced landingDescent - uncontrolled
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The pilot stated that after takeoff, at an altitude of 50 ft AGL he reduced the engine power. Shortly thereafter, the acft stalled and touched down on the rwy. He stated he applied excessive brake pressure to stop the acft and it nosed over on the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N48583
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1676
Airframe hours
2,083
Engine
P&W R1340AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner
Neils Flying Service
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · May 14, 1984 · 11 hours before
Departed
M12 · Steele, MO
Airport
M12 · Steel Municipal, runway 18, 3,990 × 50 ft, asphalt

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
31
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
722 total · 10 in this make and model · 599 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
110° at 3 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
DYR, 23 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.