# Accident 20030606017409A: Scwzer G164, Shiloh, NJ, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 09:20 local time
- Place: Shiloh, NJ
- Airport: Woodcrest Farms Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4650° N, 75.2850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4650&lon=-75.2850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10291, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10291-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: JACOBS R7557
- Pilot flight hours: 9,350 total, 7,800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606017409A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA120), Jun 6, 2003: Grumman G-164 (N10291), Shiloh, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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