# Accident 20040831023209A: Scwzer G164B, East Bernard, TX, August 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: East Bernard, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.5322° N, 96.1456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5322&lon=-96.1456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8222K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8222K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,438 total, 15,075 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040831023209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 CDT, A GULFSTREAM, N8222K, MODEL G-164-B S/N 617B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHILE DISPENSING FERTILIZER. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST BERNARD, TEXAS. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT INTO A FLOODED RICE FIELD, NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE VERTICAL FIN, TOP OF THE RUDDER, BENDING OF THE WING STRUTS AT THE CENTER SECTION AND THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE TOP RIGHT WING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 137.

## 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 FTW04LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA227), Aug 31, 2004: Grumman 164B (N8222K), East Bernard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of the failure of the number four cylinder. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8222K (4)

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

- [Accident 20130813019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130813019489A), Aug 13, 2013: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (N8222K), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. On August 14, 2013 I met the owner of N8222K at approximately 0900 and we drove to the site of the accident, located in a milo field north east of Eagle Lake…
- [Accident 20040712015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712015209A), Jul 12, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 12, 2004, at approximately 1800 CDT, a gulfstream/schweizer N8222K, model G-164-B sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following…
- [Incident 19910917044839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917044839I), Sep 17, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Tunica, MS, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot died of a heart attack while taxiing for departure. Ran into two ground vehicles and came to a stop.
- [Accident 19840709031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709031379A), Jul 9, 1984: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Mcgehee, AR, Substantial damage. Carburetor needle valve seat loose. Engine quit. Had been using fuel selector to down engine after flights.

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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