# Accident 19980521020229A: Scwzer G164A, Red Lake Falls, MN, May 21, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 21, 1998, 07:30 local time - Place: Red Lake Falls, MN - Airport: Red Lake Falls - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 47.8805° N, 96.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8805&lon=-96.2698&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9632, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9632) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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: 819 total, 353 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA230) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521020229A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 CHI98LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA230), May 21, 1998: Grumman G-164A (N9632), Red Lake Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a locked brake for undetermined reasons. ## Other reports on N9632 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20210618022359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210618022359I), Jun 18, 2021: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N9632), College Park, MD, Minor damage. During landing, the nose wheel gear did not come down fully locked resulting in a collapse of the nose wheel gear. This occurred on runway 15 at the College… - [Accident 20050812018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812018549A), Aug 12, 2005: Scwzer G164A (N9632), Marshalltown, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported engine not developing full power just after takeoff from the Marshalltown Municipal Airport on Friday, August 12, 2005. Pilot pushed the… - [Accident 19750711020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711020059A), Jul 11, 1975: Gulstm G164C (N9632), Cotton Plant, AR, Substantial damage. Plt locked r brake bfor tkof, failed to release it. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.