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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Ferriday, LA · March 28, 2002

Date: March 28, 2002 · 09:49 local
Place: Ferriday, LA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8498K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA107
Reported as: Scwzer G164B

N8498KRegistration cancelled May 6, 2013 · Schweizer G-164BS/N 715B · Built 1983 Airframe modelSchweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot heard engine backfire and stop running, the pilot then meneuvered the aircraft to a field to land. The aircraft touched down with right main gear and tail; bounced approximately 20', it then touched down with left main causing it to separate from the fuselage. The aircraft then pitched nose down resulting in the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to flip tail over and slide to an inverted position approximately 100' away from initial contact point causing damage to both wings, left main gear, powerplant, propeller and vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HEARD ENGINE BACKFIRE AND STOP RUNNING, THE PILOT THEN MENEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A FIELD TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND TAIL; BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 20', IT THEN TOUCHED DOWN WITH LEFT MAIN CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED NOSE DOWN RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP TAIL OVER AND SLIDE TO AN INVERTED POSITION APPROXIMATELY 100' AWAY FROM INITIAL CONTACT POINT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, LEFT MAIN GEAR, POWERPLANT, PROPELLER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFerriday, LAthe failure of the number three cylinder exhaust rocker arm, resulting in a total loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 28, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8498K · 2

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

Accident 19960917028559AFerriday, LAAircraft lost power shortly after takeoff, pilot turned back to land and crashed short of runway. (-23) on September 17, 1996, at 1300 central daylight time, a Schweizer, G-164-B, aircraft, N8498K, registered to and operated by private owner, sustained damage…Sep 17, 1996 · Substantial damage Incident 19920218009519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mandeville, ARLeft main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Bolt failed.Feb 18, 1992 · Minor damage