# Accident 19980517009609A: Trytek 65C, Ozark, AR, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ozark, AR
- Airport: Ozark-Franklin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4898° N, 93.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4898&lon=-93.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-C (registry code 0190920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65C
- Reported engine: CONT A653
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 33 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009609A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, OZARK, AR. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT, ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LAND IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAILWHEEL APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AS THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED SLOWED, THE TAIL BECAME MORE ELEVATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS BACK. THE WIND WAS CALM. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE WHEELS SPUN FREELY AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE STUDENT HAD 33.3 HOURS (24.8 SOLO) IN MAKE AND MODEL.                                (-23) STUDENT ATTEMPTED "WHEEL LANDING" IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW98LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA228), May 17, 1998: Aeronca 65-C (N23548), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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