# Incident 19970404013329I: Scwzer G164B, Smith, NV, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Smith, NV
- Airport: Rosachi Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JYYG
- Location: 38.8005° N, 119.3274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8005&lon=-119.3274&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8449K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8449K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,370 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404013329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CONDUCTING FAR 137 AGRICULTURE SPRAYING OPERATIONS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WHIRLWIND AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FORCED DOWN UNTIL THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HIT A DITCH/ROADWAY AND THE PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PIC STATED THAT THE PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK THE GROUND TWENTY-SEVEN TIMES, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT IN THE AIR, CIRCLE AROUND TO A SUITABLE SPOT, AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY/PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD. THE IMBALANCE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES (SEVERE VIBRATION) CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE TURBO-PROP ENGINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MAY NOT BE DAMAGED. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING GREAT UP TO THE POINT OF IMPACT. 4/30/97, AIRCRAFT REPAIRS COMPLETED, MINIMAL DAMAGES TO ENGINE, BUT PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. INSTALLED NEW PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGES TO AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT 8020-17.

## Other reports on N8449K (1)

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

- [Accident 20070715016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715016749A), Jul 15, 2007: Scwzer G164B (N8449K), Sheldon, IL, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot of an agricultural aircraft loaded for spraying, attempted to take off on a grass runway with a slight tail wind. In doing so, the aircraft…

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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