# Accident 20050508008599A: Scwzer G164C, Willos, CA, May 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2005, 08:10 local time
- Place: Willos, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHGG
- Location: 39.5164° N, 122.2175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5164&lon=-122.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6535K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6535K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050508008599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS OPERATIONS FROM A REMOTE AIR STRIP NEAR WILLOS CA. IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DRY RICE FIELD. DURING THIS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A CHECK OR BERM REMOVING THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX05LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA165), May 8, 2005: Grumman G-164C (N6535K), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the fractured piston pin boss on the number 5 cylinder.

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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