# NTSB investigations, AR: Nose over

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA111.md): Grumman G-164A · Wynne, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2002 · N8916H · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate supervision by the flight instructor of the pilot who was receiving instruction resulting in the excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a nose over. A factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW98LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA218.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164B · Dumas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1998 · N6656K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper activation of the parking brake.
- [NTSB FTW98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA140.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Lake Village, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1998 · N60762 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB FTW98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA087.md): Starduster SA-100 · Roland, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1998 · N87SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with soft, wet grass during landing.
- [NTSB FTW95LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA192.md): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader · Gerome, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1995 · N8025Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB FTW94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA163.md): Gulfstream G-164C · Weiner, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1994 · N585CK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for the takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW93LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA180.md): Grumman G-164A · Dumas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1993 · N6622Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA078.md): Grumman G-164A · Gillette, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1992 · N9780 · Substantial damage
  > The unsuitable terrain selected by the pilot.
- [NTSB MKC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA080.md): Grumman G-164A · Mounds, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1990 · N6556 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway and the resultant tailwind condition.
- [NTSB MKC89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA129.md): Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B · Wynne, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1989 · N8063K · Substantial damage
  > Unsuitable terrain selected by the pilot. A contributing factor was the rough/uneven landing area.
- [NTSB MKC89LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA070.md): Grumman G-164B · Griffithville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1989 · N6610Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to assure suitable terrain was being used for the landing.
- [NTSB MKC89LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA023.md): Stearman B75N1 · Benton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1988 · N2158P · Substantial damage
  > The flt was uneventful until the landing at the saline county arpt, Benton, ark. The PIC stated he applied too much brake and applied it prematurely during the landing roll and the acft nosed over to the inverted posn. The resultant impact crushed the…
- [NTSB MKC86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA161.md): Grumman G-164B · Lewisville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1986 · N6997K · Substantial damage
  > The PIC made a landing to a rain soaked sod rwy when the acft's right main gear fell into a large mud hole during the landing roll and the acft flipped inverted. The subsequent flipping action substantially damaged the acft.
- [NTSB MKC85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA158.md): Cessna 152 · Corning, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1985 · N96092 · Destroyed
  > The student plt became disoriented while on a solo cross country flt. When the acft became low on fuel the plt decided to land on a plowed fld. The fld was soft and the acft nosed over shortly after touchdown.
- [NTSB MKC84LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA199.md): Schweizer G-164B · Sherrill, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1984 · N3629B · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he was landing with a slight tailwind & the new brake system on the acft was sensitive. During touchdown,the acft nose over.
- [NTSB MKC84LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA112.md): Cessna A188B · Mcgehee, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1984 · N4841Q · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that he made a wheel landing in an ag strip. As the forward speed decresaed, the tail was lowered to the ground. The acft was nearly stopped when the tail started up & the acft nosed over. The plt stated that before the accident, the winds were…
- [NTSB FTW82DA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA328.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Devalls Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 12, 1982 · N2601S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was flying over his farm and decided to land in a freshly plowed field. During the rollout, the main gear settled in the loose dirt and the plane nosed over.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 300)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=300&state=AR

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