# NTSB FTW91DPG11: Grumman G-164A, N5214, Holly Grove, AR, May 25, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1991, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Holly Grove, AR
- Coordinates: 34.589679, -91.199005 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5897&lon=-91.1990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW91DPG11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23200/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG11

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - aborted

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5214-1994-06-03), registration cancelled 1994-06-03, S/N 1129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1129
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910525017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017439A), May 25, 1991: Scwzer G164A, Holly Grove, AR, Substantial damage. Slid into a ditch while landing on a wet muddy strip. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N5214 (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 MKC87LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA124), Jun 18, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N5214), Neelyville, MO, substantial damage

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.

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