Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164 N6944K

Summary

On 8 May 2017 at about 14:15 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164 registered N6944K, operated by Wilson Flying Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, 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.

Date

8 May 2017 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (N/A)

Coordinates

36.1458, -90.8361

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164

Registration

N6944K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Wilson Flying Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walnut Ridge → Walnut Ridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA267

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around with a tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a go-around, the airplane veered to the left off the runway. He added that the main landing gear went into the mud, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system about 4 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 200° at 6 knots. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the pilot landed to the north.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.