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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Goodway, AL · September 22, 1998

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Date
September 22, 1998 · 13:45 local
Place
Goodway, AL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZFRG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9774
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA128
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,800 total5,000 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days
N9774Registration cancelled Jun 13, 2001 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1256Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft encountered a rain shower on landing, stalled, and sustained substantial damage. (.23)on September 22, 1998, a Grumman G-164A, N9774, operated by booker flying service for agriculture application crashed while landing in a heavy rain storm. The pilot stated that he encountered wind shear at low altitude and was unable to recover from the high rate of decent before hitting the ground. N9774 hit the ground and flipped over on its back causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot. (From .4) according to the pilot, he had just completed spraying agricultural chemicals on a nearby farm field and was returning to the airport. The pilot stated that while on approach he encountered light rain. The pilot continued the approach and maintained a higher than normal approach speed expecting possible turbulence from a nearby rain cloud. He encountered 'blinding rain' and struck the ground coming to rest inverted on the runway. The pilot believed he encountered a micro burst.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENCOUNTERED A RAIN SHOWER ON LANDING, STALLED, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.23)ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N9774, OPERATED BY BOOKER FLYING SERVICE FOR AGRICULTURE APPLICATION CRASHED WHILE LANDING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AT LOW ALTITUDE AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE HIGH RATE OF DECENT BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. N9774 HIT THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. (FROM .4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST COMPLETED SPRAYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ON A NEARBY FARM FIELD AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH HE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT RAIN. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND MAINTAINED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED EXPECTING POSSIBLE TURBULENCE FROM A NEARBY RAIN CLOUD. HE ENCOUNTERED 'BLINDING RAIN' AND STRUCK THE GROUND COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE ENCOUNTERED A MICRO BURST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL98LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoodway, ALThe pilot's continued approach into known adverse weather which resulted in the pilot's loss of control, and subsequent inflight collision with terrain. A factor was the weather conditions.Sep 22, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9774 · 1

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

Accident 19750628018809ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Iowa, LAHeavy rain occurred just bfor ldg.Jun 28, 1975 · Reported as Gulstm G164C · Substantial damage