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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Weiser, ID · July 6, 2002

Date: July 6, 2002 · 08:50 local
Place: Weiser, ID
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8440K
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02LA123
Reported as: Scwzer G164B

N8440KRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 694B · Built 1982 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed Weiser airport at 8:45 to begin spraying operations on the Oregon side of the snake river. After one pass the engine began to operate rough. The pilot turned east crossed back into Idaho and was headed toward Weiser switching between left and right magnetos made no difference. The engine ceased operation one mile north of the Weiser airport, the pilot executed an emergency landing touching down in a sugar beet field then striking a raised roadway which ran 90 degrees to his direction of travel. This caused extensive damage to the landing gear and flipped the aircraft inverted and it came to rest in a wheat field with substantial damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED WEISER AIRPORT AT 8:45 TO BEGIN SPRAYING OPERATIONS ON THE OREGON SIDE OF THE SNAKE RIVER. AFTER ONE PASS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED EAST CROSSED BACK INTO IDAHO AND WAS HEADED TOWARD WEISER SWITCHING BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATION ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WEISER AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOUCHING DOWN IN A SUGAR BEET FIELD THEN STRIKING A RAISED ROADWAY WHICH RAN 90 DEGREES TO HIS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND IT CAME TO REST IN A WHEAT FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

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 SEA02LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeiser, IDThe fracture of the number 3 cylinder exhaust pushrod resulting in the exhaust valve's inability to open during the exhaust cycle and the subsequent engine stoppage. Contributing factors were the ditch and elevated roadway which the aircraft crossed during…Jul 6, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8440K · 1

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

Accident 20040605010229ALow Level Operations · Midvale, ID(-23) The pilot was spraying alfalfa flying east and west in rolling terrain, while flying under high voltage powerlines/towers. On the last pass witnesses observed the aircraft fly into the two lowest wires. As a result, the pilot lost control of the…Jun 5, 2004 · Destroyed