Schweizer G-164B N2236F

Summary

On 27 June 2001 at about 15:30 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N2236F was involved in an accident near Meridian, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 June 2001 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Meridian, California, United States

Coordinates

39.1344, -121.9014

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N2236F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meridian → Knights Landing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA228

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged and inadequate altitude while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aerial application flight, the pilot misjudged his altitude and inadvertently collided with a berm thus severing a main landing gear wheel. Thereafter, the pilot landed on the remaining gear. As the airplane slowed to a stop, a wing contacted the ground thus bending an outboard nose rib. The structural deformation was of sufficient severity to have adversely affected the airplane's cruise performance. The pilot was experienced in aerial application flying having amassed over 8,000 hours in the accident model of airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.