ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289906
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 2013 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Tubo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N6651K |
| MSN: | 406B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7954 hours |
| Engine model: | Garret TPE-331-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaufort, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Beaufort, NC (NA ) |
| Beaufort, NC (NA ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the airplane on a private airstrip to pick up a load of chemicals for another agricultural spraying flight. The pilot reported that the right brake felt "mushy" during the landing roll and that he pressed it to its maximum range (to the floor). The airplane began to veer to the left, and the pilot applied full power in an attempt to maintain control of the airplane; however, the left wingtip struck crops near the runway. Subsequently, the airplane turned to the left and came to rest in a ditch. The private airstrip was a 25-foot-wide by 2,000-foot-long paved runway with crops planted about 20 feet from the sides of the runway. The airplane was not made available for postaccident examination; however, the pilot noted that a new master cylinder and landing on a wider runway could have helped prevent this accident. A reason for the right brake failure could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A failure of the right brake for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the brake could not be performed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13LA318
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 19:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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