Grumman Schweizer G-164A N5439
21 July 2011 · North English, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2011 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman Schweizer G-164A registered N5439, operated by Kirk Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near North English, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North English, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- White Pigeon Airport (7IA1)
- Coordinates
- 41.4933, -92.1481
- Aircraft
- Grumman Schweizer G-164A
- Registration
- N5439
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kirk Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North English → North English
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA497
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was attempting a landing into the sun with agricultural chemical on the windshield. He said that a sudden air burst pushed the airplane down, which resulted in a hard landing. The airplane then bounced and impacted the runway causing substantial damage to the fuselage. Weather reports for the area did not indicate the presence of weather that would have resulted in an air burst.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman Schweizer G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2008 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | East Bernard, Texas, United States | Hicks, Lowell R | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Gering, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dixon, California, United States | Dixon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Penn Yan, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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