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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Eunice, LA · July 1, 2002

Date: July 1, 2002 · 08:00 local
Place: Eunice, LA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KVIG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8917H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA194
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Fatal injuries: 0

N8917HRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1614 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot received information from the ground crew that they could see an unusual amount of leakage coming from the belly of the aircraft. At this time the pilot noticed that some of the spray chemical he was distributing was coming into the aircraft cockpit from around the belly skin. The pilot then decreased power to make a turn and dump the remaining chemical from the storage tank. After dumping chemical, the pilot then increased power at the throttle lever but the aircrafts engine did not respond. The pilot then maneuvered the aircraft to a saturated rice field. The aircraft touched down on main landing gear and continued in motion for approximately 200' at which time the main landing gear sank into the mud causing the aircraft to flip inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE GROUND CREW THAT THEY COULD SEE AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE SPRAY CHEMICAL HE WAS DISTRIBUTING WAS COMING INTO THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT FROM AROUND THE BELLY SKIN. THE PILOT THEN DECREASED POWER TO MAKE A TURN AND DUMP THE REMAINING CHEMICAL FROM THE STORAGE TANK. AFTER DUMPING CHEMICAL, THE PILOT THEN INCREASED POWER AT THE THROTTLE LEVER BUT THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT THEN MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SATURATED RICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CONTINUED IN MOTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 200' AT WHICH TIME THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED.

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 FTW02LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBasile, LAthe loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jul 1, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8917H · 2

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

Incident 19780513033639ILow Level Operations · Eunice, LAForced landing after prop blade separated.May 13, 1978 · Minor damage Accident 19760809023269AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Delhi, LALnd in short fld.Aug 9, 1976 · Reported as Gulstm G164C · Substantial damage