# Accident 19940602013469A: Scwzer G164A, Savannah, GA, June 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1994, 17:16 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLOG
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9868, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9868-2013-04-29) (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: 2,309 total, 402 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94GA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94GA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013469A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED TAILWHEEL DEFECT. RETURNED MADE HARD DOWNWIND FULL LOAD LANDING. BROKE OFF TAILWHEEL. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL94GA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94GA111), Jun 2, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N9868), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE OPERATORS FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FORMAL EMERGENCY DUMP PROCEDURE.

## Other reports on N9868 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800524029912I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524029912I), May 24, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N9868), Leesburg, FL, Minor damage. Tailwheel contacted propeller of other aircraft while both on final.
- [Accident 19760903028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903028179A), Sep 3, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N9868), Bushnell, FL, Substantial damage. Windshield clouded fm previous spray. Spraying sorgum.

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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