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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Walnut Ridge, AR · May 8, 2017

Date
May 8, 2017 · 09:15 local
Place
Walnut Ridge, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZHBG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6944K
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA267
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,418 total1,340 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 8, 2017 at approximately 09:15 central time, a Grumman G-164B, registered as N6944K to wilson flying service inc, landed to the north on a private asphalt runway at the wilson facility. During landing, the left main landing gear tracked left of the runway and onto the soft shoulder. The aircraft struck a drainage ditch causing the aircraft to flip over and impact the ground inverted. The aircraft was substantially damaged. One pilot on board was uninjured. Visual meterological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the same airport on may 8, 2017 at approximately 08:00 central time.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 CENTRAL TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164B, REGISTERED AS N6944K TO WILSON FLYING SERVICE INC, LANDED TO THE NORTH ON A PRIVATE ASPHALT RUNWAY AT THE WILSON FACILITY. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRACKED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE PILOT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ON MAY 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 CENTRAL TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6944K · 3

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