# Accident 19900404007569A: Scwzer G164A, Mounds, AR, April 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mounds, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 36.0495° N, 90.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0495&lon=-90.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6556-2017-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 65 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404007569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER TRYING TO PREVENT OVER RUNNING THE SHORT DIRT STRIP.

## 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 MKC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA080), Apr 4, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N6556), Mounds, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY AND THE RESULTANT TAILWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N6556 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930515013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013929A), May 15, 1993: Scwzer G164A (N6556), Trumann, AR, Substantial damage. While practice flying eight ft AGL. Looked inside to check sprayboom pressure. Flew into ground.

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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