# Accident 19920515019509A: Scwzer G164A, Kinder, LA, May 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Airport: Wilder Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGRG
- Location: 30.4804° N, 92.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4804&lon=-92.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8629H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8629H) (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 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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 550 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515019509A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LEFT BRAKE FAILURE LANDING IN CROSSWIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA137), May 15, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N8629H), Kinder, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8629H (2)

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

- [Accident 19980529046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529046369A), May 29, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N8629H), Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. (.4)Before takeoff, the airplane was loaded with 1,600 pounds of fertilizer to be applied on local rice fields. The pilot initiated a takeoff on a 2,300 foot…
- [Accident 19790516021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516021319A), May 16, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N8629H), Basile, LA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped after liftoff from ag strip. Hit fence in field at end of runway. Found broken cylinder.

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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