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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Hathaway, LA · May 16, 2002

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Date: May 16, 2002 · 13:05 local
Place: Hathaway, LA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: EDTG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N48533
Reported as: Scwzer G164A

N48533Registration cancelled Jun 20, 2007 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1665 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Operator was flying over a field when he noticed the aircraft losing power. Mr. Ewing then advanced the throttle more and noticed that the engine power did not increase. Mr. Ewing, after noticing the aircraft not responding, immediately dumped his load of fertilizer and began his emergency landing. The aircraft touched ground on both mains in a saturated rice field for 125' to a 1' tall hump. The aircraft lifted off the ground for 20' and touched down again, burying both mains, causing the aircraft to nose over and engine to contact the ground for 36', flipping the aircraft inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OPERATOR WAS FLYING OVER A FIELD WHEN HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LOSING POWER. MR. EWING THEN ADVANCED THE THROTTLE MORE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE POWER DID NOT INCREASE. MR. EWING, AFTER NOTICING THE AIRCRAFT NOT RESPONDING, IMMEDIATELY DUMPED HIS LOAD OF FERTILIZER AND BEGAN HIS EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED GROUND ON BOTH MAINS IN A SATURATED RICE FIELD FOR 125' TO A 1' TALL HUMP. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND FOR 20' AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, BURYING BOTH MAINS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND ENGINE TO CONTACT THE GROUND FOR 36', FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.