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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Lazbuddie, TX · June 6, 1998

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Date
June 6, 1998 · 11:00 local
Place
Lazbuddie, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
R8SG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5087
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA258
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
795 total545 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N5087Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2001 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1121Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft lost power during aerial app and the pilot made an emerg landing in a field. Lazbuddie, TX. (.4) during the first swath run to apply fertilizer to a corn field, the pilot made a pull-up. After making a turn to the left, the engine began to lose power for an undetermined reason. The pilot `gave full throttle and leveled the wings.' The engine did not respond, so he initiated a forced landing to a wheat field. During the landing roll, the aircraft went through a fence, did a `cartwheel,' and came to a stop upright in a cotton field. An examination of the engine was not able to determine the reason for the loss of engine power. (-23) the aircraft was conducting aerial application operations. The pilot states that as he pulled up at the end of a swat run, the aircraft lost power. He landed the aircraft in a wheat field, and during the rollout, the aircraft hit a fence, nosed down, and came to rest in a plowed field. There was substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the tail. The engine separated from the aircraft. The pilot received minor injuries. The engine hours since major overhaul: 304.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APP AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERG LANDING IN A FIELD. LAZBUDDIE, TX. (.4) DURING THE FIRST SWATH RUN TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO A CORN FIELD, THE PILOT MADE A PULL-UP. AFTER MAKING A TURN TO THE LEFT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE PILOT `GAVE FULL THROTTLE AND LEVELED THE WINGS.' THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, SO HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A WHEAT FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE, DID A `CARTWHEEL,' AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT IN A COTTON FIELD. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF A SWAT RUN, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A WHEAT FIELD, AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE, NOSED DOWN, AND CAME TO REST IN A PLOWED FIELD. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, AND THE TAIL. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ENGINE HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL: 304.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLazbuddie, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 6, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5087 · 1

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

Accident 19800613019639ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Cotton Plant, ARPartial power loss on takeoff. Dumped load. High sink rate. Nosed over on impact. Cause power loss undetermined.Jun 13, 1980 · Substantial damage