ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367241
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1990 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Mid-continent Aircraft Corp. |
| Registration: | N3630U |
| MSN: | 760B |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Newport, AR (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT WHILE LANDING, DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT MUDDY CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH SOFT/WET (MUDDY) TERRAIN AND A SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA076
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1992 | N3630U | Private | 0 | Fouke, AR | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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