# Accident 19980516009739A: Scwzer G164B, Dumas, AR, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Airport: King
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSJG
- Location: 33.8806° N, 91.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8806&lon=-91.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6656K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6656K-2000-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,394 total, 2,061 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009739A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BRAKES LOCKED ON LANDING, ACFT FLIPPED OVER, DUMAS, AR. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER THE BRAKES LOCKED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE IN THE 'ON' POSITION.  AFTER THE OPERATOR RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE WHEELS ROTATE FREELY.                                                                          (-23) ON MAY 16, 1998, AT 11:30 CDST, A GRUMMAN G*164-B, N6656K, REGISTERED TO KING'S FLYING SERVICE, DUMAS, ARKANSAS, ROTATED TAIL OVER NOSE WHEN THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT SURFACE STRIP APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES WEST OF DUMAS, AR, WHILE ENGAGED IN CFR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER, THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES LOCKED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LONE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PLACE WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER WAS FOUND IN THE BRAKE O              N POSITION. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE AFT FUSELAGE BEING BENT, THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER BENT AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS BEING BENT AND DEFORMED. TEST AND RESEARCH: NONE.

## 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 FTW98LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA218), May 16, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6656K), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper activation of the parking brake.

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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