# Incident 20020422011049I: Scwzer G164B, Gueydan, LA, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 18:12 local time
- Place: Gueydan, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SLCG
- Location: 30.0290° N, 92.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gueydan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0290&lon=-92.5070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426KG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422011049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN QUIT RUNNING. MR. ZAUNBRECHER THEN IMMEDIATELY DUMPED HIS LOAD OF FERTILIZER AND PREPARED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. ZAUNBRECHER LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT IN A SATURATED RICE FIELD RESULTING IN BURYING BOTH OF THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN GEAR INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER INVERTED. THIS INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE REFUELING TRUCKS FUEL STORAGE TANK USED TO SERVICE THIS AIRCRAFT CONTAINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THIS TANK WAS A RESULT OF FAILING TO COMPLETELY PURGE THE TANK AFTER THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A WELD REPAIR. THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT ALSO INDICATED THAT WATER WAS PRESENT.

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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