# Accident 20030629013039A: Scwzer G164B, Vega, TX, June 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Vega, TX
- Airport: Oldham County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PZ6G
- Location: 35.2307° N, 102.3988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLDHAM COUNTY (E52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2307&lon=-102.3988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501H-2007-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629013039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6/29/2003, AT APPROX 15:30 HOURS CDT, A SCHWEIZER MODEL G-164B AGCAT, N7501H, S/N 801B SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT OLDHAM COUNTY AIRPORT (E52). THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE LEFT SIDE FELT SOFT AND ONLY THE RIGHT PEDAL FELT FIRM. AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND AT THAT POINT THE PILOT AGAIN ATTEMPTED BRAKING WITH THE LEFT PEDAL. THE LEFT PEDAL FELT FIRM ON THE SECOND APPLICATION BUT PILOT STATED IT WAS TOO LATE TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT AT THAT POINT. THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO THE DITCH LOCATED ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY, AT THAT POINT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT BRAKE TUBING SHEARED OFF AT THE FUSELAGE, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, DAMAGING ONE BLADE. THE LOWER LEFT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UPPER WING LEADING EDGE AT THE WING TIP. LEFT AFT CABANE STRUT BENT AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. ENGINE MOUNT TUBING CRACKED AND BENT. FIREWALL BENT ON RIGHT SIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7501H (1)

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

- [Accident 20040905026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905026929A), Sep 5, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N7501H), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09-05-04, at approx. 1900 EDT, a Schweizer G-164B aircraft with registration N7501H conducted a normal landing at Penn Yan NY. During the landing, the…

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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