# Accident 19991009043439A: Scwzer G164A, Burkittsville, MD, October 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burkittsville, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDDG
- Location: 39.3900° N, 77.6303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3900&lon=-77.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7856, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7856) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,251 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009043439A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HE WAS WORKING ON, THAT ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE AIRPLANE'S OPERATIONS AND THAT THE AREA WOULD BE KEPT CLEAR. THE PILOT DID RECALL NOTICING A ROADBLOCK ON THE ROAD USED FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE TWELFTH TAKEOFF FROM THE DIRT ROAD, AS THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED A TRUCK DRIVING TOWARDS HIM ABOUT 50 FEET AHEAD.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID THE TRUCK, BUT IMPACTED THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER THE TRUCK AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK RESIDED ON THE PREMISES AND WAS MADE AWARE THAT AIRPLANE ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON THE FARM.                                                           (-23)THE AIRMAN,A PILOT OF TAIL-WHEEL TYPE AIRPLANE, TOOK OFF FROM A FARM LANE (DRIVEWAY) TO SPREAD SEED FOR THE OWNER OF THE FARM.  AFTER APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER AND WHILE IN A THREE-POINT ALTITUDE ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT USED A TREE IN FRONT OF HIM TO ALIGN THE TAKE OFF ROLL.  WHEN HE RAISE D THE TAIL, THE PILOT SAW A PICK-UP TRUCK, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PILOT TRIED TO PULL UP AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SWERVE TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TRUCK.  THE PILOT GOT OUT, UNHURT, AND FOUND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK NEARBY.  THE PILOT REPORT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FMH (FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) AND RELEASE.

## 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 NYC00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA009), Oct 9, 1999: Grumman G164 (N7856), Burkittsville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The vehicle drivers inadequate lookout.

## Other reports on N7856 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840419014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840419014029A), Apr 19, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N7856), Huger, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft slid into a ditch and over turned while landing on a ag strip.

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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