ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195961
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| Date: | Monday 5 June 2017 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Tubo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Macys Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N80083 |
| MSN: | 837B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4680 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-1-151G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulelake Municipal Airport (O81), Newell, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tulelake, CA (O81) |
| Tulelake, CA (O81) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was maneuvering to perform an agricultural application. He noticed a ground application operator was located inside of the cab of the ground application equipment. The pilot decided to perform a “close fly-by” over the ground equipment. The left main landing gear struck the ground equipment cab, and the pilot chose to return to the airport. He landed on the gravel taxiway that paralleled the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left main landing gear attachment points.
Per the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if “the pilot [had] used better judgement and not done a close fly-by the ground application equipment,” which was also owned by the operator.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper decision to perform a low altitude fly-by over ground equipment, which resulted in the airplane striking the equipment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N80083
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2017 15:11 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Nov-2017 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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