# Accident 19890526013879A: Scwzer G164A, Hermiston, OR, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RWNG
- Location: 45.8495° N, 119.2100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8495&lon=-119.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8768H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8768H-2011-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526013879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF ON LANDING ROLL AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AS GEAR LEG HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA096), May 26, 1989: Schweizer G-164 (N8768H), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING WHEEL.

## Other reports on N8768H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790802043499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802043499A), Aug 2, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N8768H), Red Lake Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on spray run. Landed in tall grain. Nosed over. No engine defects found. Rust in fuel.

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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