Pilot Debrief

GRUMMAN G-164B near Forest City, MO — 2010-04-08

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Date
2010-04-08
Location
Forest City, MO, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
GRUMMAN G-164B
Registration
N993QC
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, which resulted in an encounter with wet/muddy terrain and a subsequent nose over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, after returning from a maintenance facility, he encountered a quartering tailwind that "made the airplane drift left of the center." He corrected with right rudder, then applied left rudder which produced a right skid. Subsequently, the main landing gear encountered a "muddy area of the [grass] strip." The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in substanial damage to the airplane. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane during the accident.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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