ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358665
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1995 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Seneasha Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N76LS |
| MSN: | 783B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goodman, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , MS |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A STRAIGHT-IN FINAL APPROACH TO LAND AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, HE PUSHED THE PROPELLER CONTROL FORWARD AND REDUCED THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE THEN PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND HE APPLIED AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL INPUT WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN ABOUT A 40-DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND NOSED OVER. THE PROPELLER AND PROPELLER GOVERNOR WERE EXAMINED AND BENCH TESTED RESPECTIVELY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA182
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 16:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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