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Mayersville, MS
The pilot stated that he was turning right and looking behind the airplane to line up for his last swath run, when his right main landing gear hit the cab of a truck. The landing gear separated from the airplane, and the operator of the truck received minor injury. The pilot then landed at a nearby grass airstrip.
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from an object (vehicle) on the ground.
On August 2, 1996, at 1530 central daylight time, a Grumman G164A, N7362, collided with a vehicle and was substantially damaged during aerial application flight near Mayersville, Mississippi. The commercial pilot was not injured, and the driver of the vehicle received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 137 by Gator Flying Service. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed. The estimated departure time of the flight was 1500. The pilot stated that he was turning right and looking behind the airplane to line up for his last swath when his right main landing gear hit the cab of a truck. The landing gear separated from the airplane, and the pilot landed at a nearby grass airstrip.