ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295809
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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 2003 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A |
| Owner/operator: | Nemaha Valley Aerial |
| Registration: | N29SK |
| MSN: | 1354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seneca, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Seneca, KS (KPVT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear collapsed and it impacted a ditch during landing. The pilot reported the airplane turned abruptly to the right after touchdown. The pilot stated he applied left rudder to gain control of the airplane and the airplane slid sideways down the runway. The left main landing gear strut collapsed, the left wing struck the runway, and the airplane slid into a ditch. An on-scene inspection of the airplane showed no anomalies in the main landing gear brakes or brake assemblies. The right main landing gear strut was intact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the collapse of the left main landing gear strut and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA142
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 1990 | N29SK | Private | 0 | Tekoa, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 13:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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