ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361672
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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1993 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Thompson Aerial Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2008 |
| MSN: | 349B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6290 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wyndmere, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT RETURNED FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRASS STRIP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE NEGLECTED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONDITION OF THE LANDING STRIP DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH HAD FALLEN IN THE AREA OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME MIRED IN THE MUD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT DID HAVE THE OPTION OF LANDING ON AN ASPHALT RUNWAY, BUT STATES HE DECIDED TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP IN AN EFFORT TO TRY AND SAVE THE AIRPLANE'S TIRES.
Probable Cause: the pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain. Factors in the accident are the wet and soft turf runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA263
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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