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FTW93LA123

1993-04-11 · FORREST CITY, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FCY

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE. FACTORS WERE THE WIND CONDITIONS AND PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

On April 11, 1993, at 1300 central daylight time (CDT) a Grumman G-164, N7661, was substantially damaged during Landing near Forrest City, Arkansas. The private pilot was not injured. Weather for the local area flight was visual meteorological conditions. The airplane was owned and operated by Riddle Flying Service of West Helena, Arkansas. During an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector the pilot reported the following information. He was landing on the private grass strip "following a pleasure flight" when he landed hard and bounced the airplane. He further reported that a sudden crosswind caused him to veer off the runway and the airplane nosed over. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. HE FURTHER REPORTED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER AND RUN OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_FTW93LA123.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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