What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 25, 2016 at approximately 1245 local time, a commercial pilot exercising commercial pilot privileges made a hard landing in an Grumman aircraft G-164-A at godfrey airport (SN91) a private airport in Madison, Kansas.
The aircraft departed fort scott, Kansas (kfsk) mid-morning en-route to SN91 for a dry agricultural chemical pick up. According to the airman the approach to landing was faster than normal. There had been significant rain in the area days prior to the accident. The aircraft touched down fast, the airman pressed on the brakes which caused the aircraft wheels to dig into the dirt and flip the aircraft upside down. The aircraft came to a rest 177 feet from touchdown.
The airman on board the aircraft at the time of this accident did not sustain any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the airport at the time of the accident. The grass airfield conditions were wet.
No reported mechanical irregularities prior to or during the flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL TIME, A COMMERCIAL PILOT EXERCISING COMMERCIAL PILOT PRIVILEGES MADE A HARD LANDING IN AN GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT G-164-A AT GODFREY AIRPORT (SN91) A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN MADISON, KANSAS.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FORT SCOTT, KANSAS (KFSK) MID-MORNING EN-ROUTE TO SN91 FOR A DRY AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL PICK UP. ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL. THERE HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANT RAIN IN THE AREA DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FAST, THE AIRMAN PRESSED ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE DIRT AND FLIP THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST 177 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN.
THE AIRMAN ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE GRASS AIRFIELD CONDITIONS WERE WET.
NO REPORTED MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES PRIOR TO OR DURING THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.