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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Stratton, CO · July 3, 1998

Date: July 3, 1998 · 14:30 local
Place: Stratton, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: THYG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N36RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA296
Reported as: Scwzer G164
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 725 total350 in this make and model

N36RARegistration cancelled Sep 17, 1998 · Grumman American Avn. G-164S/N 1615 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164

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What happened

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

Acft engine quit, pilot tried to restart, but was unsuccessful, pilot attempted to make and emerg landing. (.4)the pilot was spraying a field and circling for his last spray run when the engine lost power. He attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. He made a forced landing in a muddy corn field and when the wheels contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer. Postaccident engine disassembly failed to disclosed the reason for the power loss. (-23)pilot stated that he was spraying a field about 10 miles south of Stratton, Colorado. He had been spraying for approximately 40 minutes when the engine failed with no warning. He landed the aircraft in the field he was working, but it was soft and muddy, and when he touch down, the aircraft flipped 1 1/2 times, ending up inverted.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENGINE QUIT, PILOT TRIED TO RESTART, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AND EMERG LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AND CIRCLING FOR HIS LAST SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY CORN FIELD AND WHEN THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, CRUSHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. POSTACCIDENT ENGINE DISASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSED THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS. (-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF STRATTON, COLORADO. HE HAD BEEN SPRAYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD HE WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS SOFT AND MUDDY, AND WHEN HE TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 1 1/2 TIMES, ENDING UP INVERTED.

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 FTW98LA296Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStratton, COA power loss for reasons undetermined. A factor was the muddy corn field.Jul 3, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N36RA · 1

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

Accident 19850530021189ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dalhart, TXDuring landing to reload, aircraft bounced. Brakes were applied and aircraft nosed over.May 30, 1985 · Substantial damage