# Accident 19930212002419A: Scwzer G164, Chowchilla, CA, February 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1993, 09:00 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Airport: Chapman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPNG
- Location: 37.0701° N, 120.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0701&lon=-120.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10212 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,315 total, 6,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930212002419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN TAIL CAME UP ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN MUD.

## 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 LAX93LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA115), Feb 12, 1993: Grumman G-164 (N10212), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE TAILWHEEL LOCK AND THE SOFT AND WET TERRAIN WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT.

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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