# Accident 19850426015089A: Scwzer G164A, Kendrick, ID, April 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kendrick, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WRUG
- Location: 46.6410° N, 116.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6410&lon=-116.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285-2006-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426015089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. OVERSTRESS CAUSED BY A HARD LANDING OR SIDE LOAD ON GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA098), Apr 26, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N5285), Kendrick, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5285 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870623026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623026429A), Jun 23, 1987: Scwzer G164 (N5285), Viola, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Forced landing. Left gear torn off on impact with ground. Flipped over. Supercharger impeller failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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