Grumman G164 N48417

Summary

On 1 October 2010 at about 20:30 local time, a Grumman G164 registered N48417, operated by Owen Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Edison, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 October 2010 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edison, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Private (None)

Coordinates

31.5600, -84.7500

Aircraft

Grumman G164

Registration

N48417

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Owen Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Edison → Edison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA011

Nobody was injured.

Leakage of hydraulic fluid from the internal fuselage line fitting, resulting in a subsequent loss of the right brake’s effectiveness.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a routine agricultural application flight, the pilot noted that the right rudder pedal felt soft. He returned to the airport at the conclusion of the flight and, just after touchdown, applied pressure to both brake pedals to stop the airplane; while the left brake operated normally, the right brake was ineffective. The airplane subsequently departed the runway and was substantially damaged. A postaccident examination revealed evidence of brake fluid leakage at the internal fuselage hydraulic line fitting. No reliable determination of the brake fluid quantity prior to the accident could be made as the right brake system had been compromised during the accident, but testing of the system with replacement fluid lines showed normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.