# Accident 19970627020089A: Scwzer G164A, Bainbridge, GA, June 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1997, 11:25 local time
- Place: Bainbridge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9049° N, 84.5730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9049&lon=-84.5730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903X-2007-01-23) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 3 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627020089A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED PRACTICE WATER AG OPS. BEGAN UNCHECKED DESCENT ENGINE RUNNING. DUMPED WATER. BOUNCED LANDING. NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT FAILED TO CALCULATE WEIGHT AND BALANCE RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA97LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA198), Jun 27, 1997: Grumman G-164B (N903X), Bainbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, and improper flare during an emergency (precautionary) landing, which resulted in a hard touchdown and…

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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