# Accident 19900327007969A: Scwzer G164B, Newport, AR, March 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.6196° N, 91.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6196&lon=-91.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3630U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3630U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,791 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900327007969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING, RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SOFT MUD AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA076), Mar 28, 1990: Grumman G-164B (N3630U), Newport, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH SOFT/WET (MUDDY) TERRAIN AND A SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3630U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920804029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804029009A), Aug 4, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N3630U), Fouke, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to reach flying speed due to soft runway. Lifted off at end to miss trees but right wing struck a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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