# Accident 20040905026929A: Scwzer G164B, Penn Yan, NY, September 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Airport: Penn Yan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6369° N, 77.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6369&lon=-77.0528&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905026929A

## Narrative

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

(-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 AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL STRUCTURE FAILED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SO AS TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BATAVIA OH IN VMC CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 IAD04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA044), Sep 5, 2004: Schweizer G-164B (N7501H), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of directional control during landing which resulted in excessive side-loads and failure of the right main landing gear wheel.

## Other reports on N7501H (1)

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

- [Accident 20030629013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629013039A), Jun 29, 2003: Scwzer G164B (N7501H), Vega, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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