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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Red Lake Falls, MN · May 21, 1998

Date
May 21, 1998 · 07:30 local
Place
Red Lake Falls, MN
Airport
Red Lake Falls
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9632
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA230
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
819 total353 in this make and model

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What happened

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As tailwheel touched down aircraft veered right. Brakes were used to correct but resulted in a nose over.(.4) on may 21, 1998, at 0730 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N9632, operated by noco ag service nosed over following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 15 at the Red Lake Falls municipal airport, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 137 flight originated from Red Lake Falls, at 0700 CDT. The pilot stated she made a three point landing on the grass runway. She stated the airplane rolled for about 100 feet, then the rollout was continued on the paved runway. According to the pilot after traveling about 50 feet on the paved runway the airplane turned to the right at a 10 to 15 degree angle from the centerline. The pilot stated she applied full left rudder followed by the left brake. The airplane veered off the paved runway surface where the pilot applied both brakes. She stated the airplane skidded for approximately 75 feet prior to entering a plowed field where it nosed over. The runway dimensions at the Red Lake Falls Airport is 2,550 feet long and 148 feet wide. Near the approach end of runway 15 there is a section of the runway 1,000 feet long by 60 feet wide which is paved. Inspection of the airplane was conducted by an inspector from the federal aviation administration minneapolis, Minnesota, flight standards district office. The inspector reported that skid marks were visible on the runway which indicated the right wheel was locked up. Inspection of the wheel failed to reveal the reason for it locking up.

As the FAA filed it

AS TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. BRAKES WERE USED TO CORRECT BUT RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.(.4) ON MAY 21, 1998, AT 0730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N9632, OPERATED BY NOCO AG SERVICE NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE RED LAKE FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RED LAKE FALLS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RED LAKE FALLS, AT 0700 CDT. THE PILOT STATED SHE MADE A THREE POINT LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. SHE STATED THE AIRPLANE ROLLED FOR ABOUT 100 FEET, THEN THE ROLLOUT WAS CONTINUED ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 50 FEET ON THE PAVED RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AT A 10 TO 15 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED SHE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE WHERE THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. SHE STATED THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET PRIOR TO ENTERING A PLOWED FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE RUNWAY DIMENSIONS AT THE RED LAKE FALLS AIRPORT IS 2,550 FEET LONG AND 148 FEET WIDE. NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 15 THERE IS A SECTION OF THE RUNWAY 1,000 FEET LONG BY 60 FEET WIDE WHICH IS PAVED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS CONDUCTED BY AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT SKID MARKS WERE VISIBLE ON THE RUNWAY WHICH INDICATED THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL FAILED TO REVEAL THE REASON FOR IT LOCKING UP.

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