- Date
- May 25, 1991, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Holly Grove, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5214Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910525017439A
- Case key
- 23200
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the wet runway and the ditch struck after control was lost.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll on a wet muddy strip the airplane began sliding. Power was added in an attempted aborted landing. The pilot reported that 'the engine coughed' and the left main gear slid into a ditch causing the airplane to noseover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5214
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1129
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Randy N. Everett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 2A6 · Holly Green, AR
- Airport
- NONE · Shiloh, runway 18, 3,500 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,425 total · 2,375 in this make and model · 9,255 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5214 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.