# Accident 19990602041739A: Scwzer G164A, Monaville, TX, June 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 2, 1999, 13:15 local time - Place: Monaville, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Location: 30.0902° N, 96.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0902&lon=-96.0794&mi=10 - Aircraft: N73PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73PB-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A - Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA157) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602041739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP, THE RUNWAY 'APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND DRY.' HOWEVER, WHEN THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, 'THE WHEELS SUNK INTO THE SOFT GROUND,' AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING AREA WAS 'DRY IN THE MIDDLE AND SOFT ON THE SIDES.' (.19)ON JUNE 2, 1999, AT 1315 CDT, A GRUMMAN G-164A AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N73PB, OWNED AND OPERATED BY DOUBLE L FLYING SERVICE OF WALLIS, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING NEAR MONAVILLE, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCIPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURIED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OT FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE WET LANDING STRIP. SUBSQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT "ROLLERD OVER" COMING TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT AN UPPER WING SPAR, THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED. (-23)PILOT LANDED TO THE WEST ON GRASS STRIP NEXT TO DIRT ROAD. MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS WENT THROUGH SOFT MUD ON ROLLOUT. PROP STRUCK GROUND SEVERAL TIMES AT LOW RPM UNTIL SPINNER IMPATCHED GROUND. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PROPELLER AND SPINNER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. UPPER WING, SUPPORT STRUTS, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES F WITH WIND DIRCETION AND SPEED UNDETERMINED. ## 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 FTW99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA157), Jun 2, 1999: Grumman G-164A (N73PB), Monaville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to touch down on the dry area of the landing strip. A factor was the soft terrain condition on the sides of the grass strip. ## Other reports on N73PB (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080807844779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080807844779A), Aug 7, 2008: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Jefferson, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was performing post maintenance flight and was on downwind leg of runway 32 at the Jefferson Municipal Airport, Jefferson, IA (efw) when engine… - [Accident 20010919028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919028669A), Sep 19, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 19, 2001, approximately 0900 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, agricultural aircraft, N73PB, struck trees during a forced landing… - [Incident 19791115055829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055829I), Nov 15, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Minor damage. Wind and downdraft resulted in high sink rate and small tree was struck during landing in desert. - [Accident 19770421009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421009589A), Apr 21, 1977: Grumav G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd in grape vineyard. 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. 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