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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · North Platte, NE · May 20, 2003

Date: May 20, 2003 · 16:25 local
Place: North Platte, NE
Airport: Lee Bird Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7855
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA132
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,031 total16 in this make and model204 in the last 90 days

N7855Registered now · Grumman G-164AS/N 803 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing at North Platte for fuel, during a repositioning flight from dover, Delaware to Wyoming, the pilot landedon runway 35. During the landing the aircraft veered to the left of the runway causing the pilot to counter to gain control of the aircraft. The aircraft experienced a severe side load to the left which became uncontrollable causing the aircraft to ground loop to the right side of the runway approximately 900 feet from the threshold. Upon entering the grass on the side of the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed causing the left lower wing and the nose of the aircraft to come in contact with the ground. Damage consists of: sudden stoppage of the engine, bent propeller, fuselage main "I" beam structure broken left side and forward and aft lower left wing spars bent. The pilot, the sole occupant was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT NORTH PLATTE FOR FUEL, DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM DOVER, DELAWARE TO WYOMING, THE PILOT LANDEDON RUNWAY 35. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PILOT TO COUNTER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SIDE LOAD TO THE LEFT WHICH BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. UPON ENTERING THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT LOWER WING AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF: SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE, BENT PROPELLER, FUSELAGE MAIN "I" BEAM STRUCTURE BROKEN LEFT SIDE AND FORWARD AND AFT LOWER LEFT WING SPARS BENT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

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 CHI03LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Platte, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the collapse of the main landing gear. A factor to the accident was the quartering tailwind.May 20, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7855 · 1

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

Accident 19760329009759AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Frederick, DEFuel valve was not completely open even though control handle was full on.Mar 29, 1976 · Substantial damage