# Incident 19960718027059I: Scwzer G164A, Moran Junction, WY, July 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Moran Junction, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RUFG
- Aircraft: N5291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5291) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718027059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE TO JACKSON, WY OPERATOR ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BECAUSE OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. UPON LANDING OUTBOARD WINGTIP HIT ROAD SIGN INCURRING MINOR DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE. THIS FILE BEING CLOSED OUT AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N5291 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120603010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603010199A), Jun 3, 2012: Grumman G-164A (N5291), Riverton, WY, Substantial damage. On 06/03/2012 at approximately 0600 MDT, N5291 a Grumman model G-164A aircraft sustained major damage while landing on a private airstrip near Riverton, WY.…
- [Incident 20120522010109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120522010109I), May 22, 2012: Grumman G-164A (N5291), Thermopolis, WY, Minor damage. On 05/22/2012 at approximately 0730 MDT, N5291 a Grumman model G-164A aircraft sustained minor damage while conducting aerial application operations near…

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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