# Accident 20010313003789A: Scwzer G164A, Poplarville, MS, March 13, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 13, 2001, 13:30 local time - Place: Poplarville, MS - Airport: Poplarville-Pearl River County - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Location: 30.7858° N, 89.5044° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7858&lon=-89.5044&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5076-2017-08-23) (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: 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 R1340* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,403 total, 1,003 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA099) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313003789A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A/C LANDED ON END OF RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN A CULVERT. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON MARCH 13,2001, ABOUT 1330 CST A GRUMMANN G-164A, N5076, REGISTEREDTO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER AT THE POPULARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY AIRPORT, POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED-PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, BUT ONLY HAD ABOUT 200 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. (.4) ON MARCH 13, 2001, ABOUT 1330 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N5076, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER AT THE POPULARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY AIRPORT, POPULARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED-PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, BUT ONLY HAD ABOUT 200 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT, THE LANDING GEAR THEN DUG INTO SOFT GROUND, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED TO THE OWNER'S FACILITY AND EXAMINED ON MARCH 3, 2001. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT THE ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT "...THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE FORWARD SPARK PLUG OPENING AND ALL AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CYLINDER AND AT THE INTAKE VALVE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF EVIDENCE OF BURNED MATERIAL AND SMUT LIKE COLORATION AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE CRACK WHICH OPENED ABOUT 1/8 OF AN INCH." THE REMAINDER OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES DID NOT DISPLAY ANY DISCREPANCIES. FUEL WAS OBSERVED AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. ## 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 MIA01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA099), Mar 13, 2001: Grumman G-164A (N5076), Poplarville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a cracked number 2 cylinder which resulted in a forced landing, subsequent impact with the runway, departure from the runway down an embankment, soft terrain and nose… ## Other reports on N5076 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19910731031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731031159A), Jul 31, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N5076), Dewitt, AR, Substantial damage. Landed short of Private strip and nosed over. Was low due tailwind on one way strip. Spray boom caught weeds. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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