- Date
- March 14, 1985, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ritzville, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8495Grumman 164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850314007709A
- Case key
- 40128
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing the acft caught a gust of wind and drifted right of the runway. The plt attempted to correct by use of rudder and aileron, but was unsuccessful. The acft then nosed ver.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8495
- Reported as
- Grumman 164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 883
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lund Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1984
- Departed
- 8WA4 · Ritzville, WA
- Destination
- 8WA4 · Ritzville, WA
- Airport
- Lund Field
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 283 total · 10 in this make and model · 222 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
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 N8495 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.