Schweizer G-164B N943QC

Summary

On 21 August 2023 at about 19:56 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N943QC was involved in an accident near Rice, Minnesota, 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

21 August 2023 at 19:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Rice, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Oleen AG Air (NA)

Coordinates

45.7849, -94.2000

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N943QC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Ripley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA375

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.

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The pilot reported that he performed a straight in landing to a private airstrip. He anticipated a crosswind from the east, so he made the approach with additional airspeed to have more controllability in the crosswind. He stated that he landed about two thirds of the way down the 2,574 ft runway, reduced power, and reduced the propeller pitch to low. The tailwheel settled to the ground at a location on the runway where there was a break in the adjacent tree line. The pilot reported that the crosswind intensified at this point, and the airplane yawed to the left. The left main landing gear exited the paved portion of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct with rudder and brakes; however, the airplane continued off the runway and into a plowed field. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted in the field. The vertical stabilizer was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, wind at an airport 12 nm northwest of the accident site was 090°at 8 knots. The pilot was landing to the south.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.