# Accident 19920318009969A: Scwzer G164A, Garwood, TX, March 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.4496° N, 96.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4496&lon=-96.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5378-2013-01-30) (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: 1,127 total, 607 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920318009969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. NOSED OVER LANDING AFTER DUMPING LOAD. ROCKER ARM FAILURE.

## 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 FTW92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA094), Mar 18, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N5378), Garwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ROCKER ARM FAILURE. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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