# Incident 20000605021059I: Scwzer G164A, Bozeman, MT, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9853, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9853) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605021059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD-RELATD TO AG SPRAYING OPERATIONS-WHEN LOOSE, SOFT EARTH CAUSED AIRCRAFTS TAIL TO RISE, FORCING PROPELLER INTO THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND ENGINE OLY. NO INJURY TO PILOT. NO CHEMICAL SPILL.

## Other reports on N9853 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240526005779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240526005779A), May 26, 2024: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N9853), Rome, OR, Substantial damage. While landing on a dirt road being used for part 137 operations, the aircraft drifted off centerline upon landing rollout, and entered soft tilled dirt,…
- [Accident 19960803020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020849A), Aug 3, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N9853), Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. White engine smoke and power loss. Landed open field. Hit ditch. Cause power loss unknown.

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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