- Date
- June 7, 1993, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dumas, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6622QGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930607017169A
- Case key
- 18768
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during the landing roll a gust of wind lifted the tail and the airplane nosed over. He also stated that he may have used brakes and over corrected.
Factual narrative
On June 7, 1993, at approximately 1200 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N6622Q, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during the landing roll at a private airstrip near Dumas, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the local aerial application flight.
The pilot stated that a gust of wind lifted the tail on the landing roll and caused the airplane to flip over on its back. He further stated that he may have applied brakes and over corrected during the roll out.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6622Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1689
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- King'S Ag Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · King'S, runway 13, 2,640 × 95 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
- 7,758 total · 2,249 in this make and model · 74 in the last 90 days · 71 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.