Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B N8251K
4 September 2013 · Clemville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2013 at about 19:00 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B registered N8251K, operated by Fehmel Planes Inc, was involved in an accident near Clemville, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clemville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hlavinka Ag Strip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 29.0461, -96.1167
- Aircraft
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B
- Registration
- N8251K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fehmel Planes Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clemville → Clemville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA551
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The uncommanded inflight application of parking brake due to a loose valve, which resulted in a noseover during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While inbound for landing the pilot stepped on the brake pedals and the "brakes felt really tight," so he quit applying pressure. During the landing roll, immediately after touchdown, the tailwheel-equipped airplane slowed quickly, nosed over, impacted the ground, and came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the parking brake revealed a loose valve, which allowed uncommanded movement of the valve into the locked position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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