19920229004689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Vernalis, CA · February 29, 1992

Date
February 29, 1992 · 09:30 local
Place
Vernalis, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5408
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA131
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,729 total1,773 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Second stage turbine inner seal contacted turbine wheel caused engine blowup. AD on problem not fully complied.

As the FAA filed it

SECOND STAGE TURBINE INNER SEAL CONTACTED TURBINE WHEEL CAUSED ENGINE BLOWUP. AD ON PROBLEM NOT FULLY COMPLIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5408 · 1

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