# Accident 19980601011829A: Scwzer G164B, Coy, AR, June 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Coy, AR
- Airport: Coleman Bros
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5396° N, 91.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5396&lon=-91.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,078 total, 10,347 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601011829A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BLEW A TIRE ON TAKE OFF BUT CONTINUED ON ITS AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4)THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT AS THE AIRPLANE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND WAS ABLE TO CLIMB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE PROCEED TO THE FIELD THAT HE INTENDED TO SPRAY. AFTER DISPENSING THE LOAD OF FERTILIZER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO A NEARBY UNOBSTRUCTED AUXILIARY AIRSTRIP TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE TRIED TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AS MORE WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE FLAT LEFT TIRE. EVENTUALLY, THE TIRE DUG INTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSING. THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.                                                       (-23) DURING LANDING WITH A KNOWN LEFT BLOWN TIRE, THE LEFT MLG STRUT DUG INTO THE DIRT SURFACE CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  LEFT STRUT BROKEN OFF AIRFRAME, PROP AND ENGINE DAMAGE, AND LEFT WING STRUCTU                                                RE DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW98LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA252), Jun 1, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N943QC), Coy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the left main tire, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N943QC (1)

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

- [Accident 20230821009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230821009969A), Aug 21, 2023: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N943QC), Rice, MN, Substantial damage. After completing 13 application loads the pilot rinsed the tank and returned to home airport. The runway is 2500 feet long by 20 feet wide, 1500 feet of the…

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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