# Accident 20230531003429A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Walnut Ridge, AR, May 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 32MG
- Location: 35.9341° N, 91.2504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9341&lon=-91.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8405K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8405K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,038 total, 15,800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230531003429A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT LOSING ALTITUDE DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PILOT NOTICED NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE BUT FELT AS IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN INTO A DUST DEVIL AND WAS LOSING LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A SMALL FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS STRIP, STRUCK A BERM AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT’S MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN STRUCK A BERM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND. AFTER THE NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE ACCIDENT PILOT AND ANOTHER COMPANY PILOT NOTED VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BUT HAD SEEN MULTIPLE DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

## 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 CEN23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA228), May 31, 2023: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 (N8405K), Saffell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a dust devil in the…

## Other reports on N8405K (2)

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

- [Accident 19930526015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526015269A), May 26, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N8405K), Stuttgart, AR, Destroyed. Right wing strut hit static line while maneuvering under powerline. Top wing folded. Lost control. Vertical impact.
- [Accident 19880816033529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816033529A), Aug 16, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N8405K), Humphrey, AR, Substantial damage. A wing caught on mature rice causing pilot to over control and run off side of runway into soft field. Nosed over.

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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