# Incident 19960827030479I: Scwzer G164A, Rolinda, CA, August 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1996, 09:20 local time
- Place: Rolinda, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXAG
- Location: 36.7352° N, 119.9618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolinda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7352&lon=-119.9618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960827030479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, THE FAILURE OF THE SPRAY SYSTEM PUMP FAN CAUSED SEVERE AIRCRAFT VIBRATION. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. DUE TO THE WET CONDITION OF THE SELECTED LANDING SITE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE CONFINES OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TWO (2) LANE COUNTY ROAD COMING TO A STOP IN A GRAPE VINEYARD. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PILOT) AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5236 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850317035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317035519A), Mar 17, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N5236), Dufur, OR, Substantial damage. Loss of power during swath run. Gear struck hole during landing, aircraft flipped over. Throttle cable broken.
- [Accident 19770414008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770414008629A), Apr 14, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N5236), Austin, NV, Substantial damage

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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