Pilot Debrief

GRUMMAN G-164 near Michigan, ND — 2010-10-11

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Date
2010-10-11
Location
Michigan, ND, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
GRUMMAN G-164
Registration
N554Y
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff roll following a noticeable loss of engine power due to low engine compression and a magneto failure.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, during an attempted takeoff of an aerial application flight, the engine did not appear to be producing as much power as he anticipated. When the airplane became airborne, about 300 feet before the departure end of the runway, it experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot lowered the nose and the airplane impacted the runway's overrun area and nosed over; it came to rest inverted about 300 feet past the departure end of the runway. A postaccident examination by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed that they were unable to obtain compression in two engine cylinders. They additionally found that a magneto was inoperative; no other anomalies were found.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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