# Accident 19920804029109A: Scwzer G164A, Toney, AL, August 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Toney, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8997° N, 86.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8997&lon=-86.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5272) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804029109A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. SLID SIDEWAYS COLLAPSING RIGHT GEAR. FOUND GEAR ATTACH BOLT BROKEN.

## 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 MIA92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA159), Aug 4, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N5272), Toney, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N5272 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740516013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516013789A), May 16, 1974: Grumav G164A (N5272), Jennings, LA, Substantial damage. Sheared l gr. Nosed ovr drg subsequent ldg at arpt.

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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