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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Shiloh, NJ · June 6, 2003

Date: June 6, 2003 · 09:20 local
Place: Shiloh, NJ
Airport: Woodcrest Farms Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10291
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA120
Reported as: Scwzer G164
Reported engine: JACOBS R7557
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,350 total7,800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N10291Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Grumman G-164S/N 91 · Built 1961 Airframe modelGrumman G-164 Engine modelJacobs L4 /R755-7Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed hwy 23, all engine indications normal, followed by a right climbing turn. During the climbing turn the pilot stated that he noticed a "dead air spot/burble" prior to contacting the tops of an adjacent tree line. The aircraft descended and contacted the ground very firmly, which caused the left gear to separate. Also, the left wing struck the ground, followed by the aircraft coming to rest in an inverted position. Pilot reported no abnormal engine indications throughout this maneuver.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HWY 23, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL, FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. DURING THE CLIMBING TURN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A "DEAD AIR SPOT/BURBLE" PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE TOPS OF AN ADJACENT TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND VERY FIRMLY, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT GEAR TO SEPARATE. ALSO, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. PILOT REPORTED NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS MANEUVER.

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 NYC03LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShiloh, NJThe pilot's improper in-flight decision to not jettison his load when he realized that he would not clear the trees. A factor was the pilot's inattention to his airspeed at liftoff and on climb.Jun 6, 2003 · Substantial damage