# Accident 19990525005639A: Scwzer G164A, Orlando, FL, May 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1999
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5491° N, 81.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5491&lon=-81.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711ZY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711ZY-2013-05-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990525005639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PICKED UP A BANNER WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE HOOK, THE PILOT CIRCLED ONCE, LANDED ON RWY 25, AND FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON MAY 25, 1999, AT ABOUT 1116 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N711ZY, REGISTERED TO ROSIE O'GRADYS AVIATION INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOW FLIGHT CRASHED ON LANDING AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ABOUT 16 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED SHE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 25 AND REMAINED IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC IN PREPARATION FOR A BANNER PICK-UP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 25. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS TOO HIGH AND SHE MADE A GO-AROUND. HER SECOND ATTEMPT WAS TOO LOW, AND THE BANNER BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. SHE REMAINED IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 25. THE BANNER BECAME LODGED AROUND A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED. (-23)ON TUESDAY, 25 MAY, 1999, AT 1116EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                           ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND ON A GRUMAN G-164A, N711ZY, CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS OUT OF THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA.  ON THIS DATE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BANNER.  THE FIRST PASS WAS TO HIGH IN ALTITUDE RESULTING IN A MISSED PICK-UP.  ON THE SECOND PASS THE PILOT FLEW TO LOW CATCHING THE BANNER TOW ROPE ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25.  WITH THE BANNER ACTING AS A BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK AFTER TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA160), May 25, 1999: Grumman G-164A (N711ZY), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots misjudgment of altitude during an attempted banner tow pick-up. This resulted in the banner becoming entangled around the main landing gear. The pilot made a go-around. On landing rollout…

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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