# Accident 20020328007109A: Scwzer G164B, Ferriday, LA, March 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2002, 09:49 local time
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.6278° N, 91.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6278&lon=-91.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8498K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8498K-2013-05-06) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328007109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA107), Mar 28, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N8498K), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N8498K (2)

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

- [Accident 19960917028559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960917028559A), Sep 17, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N8498K), Ferriday, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft 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…
- [Incident 19920218009519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920218009519I), Feb 18, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N8498K), Mandeville, AR, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Bolt failed.

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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