# Accident 20020404009449A: Scwzer G164A, Wynne, AR, April 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wynne, AR
- Airport: Wynne Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2317° N, 90.7614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2317&lon=-90.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8916H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8916H) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404009449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 4, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1230 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N8916H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER FOLLOWING AN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROL ON RUNWAY 34. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MID-SOUTH GENERAL AVIATION & AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FACILITY, WYNNE, ARKANSAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS RECEIVING TRAINING FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE TIME OF DEPARTURE IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA111), Apr 4, 2002: Grumman G-164A (N8916H), Wynne, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision by the flight instructor of the pilot who was receiving instruction resulting in the excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a nose over. A…

## Other reports on N8916H (2)

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

- [Accident 19920817056169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817056169A), Aug 17, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Thibodaux, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires and crashed during sixth spray run over same field. No mention of presurvey of area to check for wires
- [Accident 19890615015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015769A), Jun 15, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Morse, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Nosed over in a bean field after dumping his load. A engine cylinder had cracked.

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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