No fatalities

8 Apr 2010: GRUMMAN G-164B — WILLIAMS FERTILIZER SERVICES LLC — Forest City, MO

Forest City, MO, United States

On 8 Apr 2010, a GRUMMAN G-164B operated by WILLIAMS FERTILIZER SERVICES LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Forest City, MO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, which resulted in an encounter with wet/muddy terrain and a subsequent nose over. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A pilot reported a quartering tailwind during landing, causing the aircraft to drift left. Corrective rudder inputs led to a right skid, and the main landing gear encountered a muddy area on the grass strip, causing the airplane to nose over and sustain substantial damage.

Accident Overview

During a landing after returning from a maintenance facility, the pilot reported encountering a quartering tailwind. This condition caused the airplane to drift left of the centerline. The pilot applied right rudder to correct the drift, then applied left rudder, which produced a right skid.

Sequence of Events

As the aircraft continued its landing roll, the main landing gear encountered a muddy area of the grass strip. Shortly after, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane before or during the event.

Damage

The accident resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. No further details on the extent of damage were provided.

Pilot Report

The pilot explicitly noted that no mechanical malfunctions or other anomalies were present. The encounter with the muddy area of the grass strip was stated as part of the sequence, but no causal conclusions were drawn in the source.

Contributing factors

Causes

Performance/control parameters — Not attained/maintainedPilot

Other contributing factors

Effect on operation