# Accident 20160718012429A: Gerald Nelson NELSON WOODY, Hope, AR, July 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hope, AR
- Airport: Hope Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7239° N, 93.6553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7239&lon=-93.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525AG-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gerald Nelson NELSON WOODY (registry code 05633UD, https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-nelson-nelson-woody) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D (registry code 42089, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERALD NELSON NELSON WOODY
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718012429A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 CDT, N525AG A GERALD NELSON WOODY HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS PERFORMING 'TOUCH AND GO' LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AT HOPE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M18) ON RUNWAY 18.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, WINGS, WINGTIPS, LANDING GEAR, AND AIRFRAME.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED TWO OCCUPANTS.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA271), Jul 18, 2016: Gerald Nelson Nelson Woody (N525AG), Hope, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control upon landing for reasons that could not be determined.

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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