# Accident 20010627019179A: Scwzer G164B, Meridian, CA, June 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Meridian, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SUJG
- Location: 39.1344° N, 121.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1344&lon=-121.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2236F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2236F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010627019179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH A RICE BURM CAUSING THE GEAR TO SEPARATE. PILOT BURNED AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.   (.4) ON JUNE 27, 2001, ABOUT 0830 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER G-164B, N2236F, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SUNRISE DUSTERS, INC., COLLIDED WITH A BERM DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR MERIDIAN, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, AND ORIGINATED FROM KNIGHTS LANDING, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0730. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD THAT WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE FIELD, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED UPON COLLIDING WITH A BERM. THEREAFTER, THE PILOT BURNED OFF FUEL AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO A STOP THE WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BENT A NOSE RIB, INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY NOTE D AND INVOLVED A BENT FIREWALL. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS FIREWALL DAMAGE MAY HAVE EXISTED PRIOR TO THE SUBJECT MISHAP. THE PILOT HOLDS A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND POWERPLANT CERTIFICATE. HE OPINED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE WING SECTION WAS NOT OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE OR FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS WHILE MANEUVERING AT NEAR SEA LEVEL ALTITUDES. REGARDING THE PILOT'S FLYING EXPERIENCE, HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,000 FLIGHT HOURS PILOTING THE SCHWEIZER. HIS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IS ABOUT 35,000 HOURS.

## 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 LAX01LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA228), Jun 27, 2001: Schweizer G-164B (N2236F), Meridian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged and inadequate altitude while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

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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