Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164A N8372

Summary

On 9 June 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164A registered N8372, operated by Nelson Kenneth D, was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, 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

9 June 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bakersfield, California, United States

Coordinates

35.1200, -119.1200

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164A

Registration

N8372

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Nelson Kenneth D

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shafter → Shafter

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA113

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion, and a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a right quartering tailwind pushed the tail to the left, the airplane exited the dirt strip to the right, where the lower right wing of the bi-plane struck an embankment. The airplane collided with a ditch and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to both the upper and lower left wings. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.