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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Fontaine, AR · May 24, 2005

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Date
May 24, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place
Fontaine, AR
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
VSVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3629K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA133
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,100 total3,500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N3629KRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. G-164BS/N 748B · Built 1984Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164BEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On may 24, 2005, at 1300 CDT, after takeoff, a Grumman "ag cat" G-164B, N3629K, struck a tree and 4 small power lines approximately 0.85 miles southwest of the departure runway. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as an aerial application flight by randy scott flying service (d/b/a)(vsvg), under 14 CFR part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated on a dirt runway (04-22) at Fontaine, Arkansas, at 1300 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he executed a downwind takeoff (wind 10 mph out of north) with a full hopper of nitrogen urea pelletized fertilizer. The pilot stated he realized the airplane was not gaining sufficient altitude, so he started dumping the load, but it did not respond by increasing its climb rate. It flew 0.85 miles before striking a tree and 4 small power lines approximately 40 feet AGL. The aircraft struck the ground approximately 100 feet south of the trees into a rice field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2005, AT 1300 CDT, AFTER TAKEOFF, A GRUMMAN "AG CAT" G-164B, N3629K, STRUCK A TREE AND 4 SMALL POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 0.85 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY RANDY SCOTT FLYING SERVICE (D/B/A)(VSVG), UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON A DIRT RUNWAY (04-22) AT FONTAINE, ARKANSAS, AT 1300 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF (WIND 10 MPH OUT OF NORTH) WITH A FULL HOPPER OF NITROGEN UREA PELLETIZED FERTILIZER. THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, SO HE STARTED DUMPING THE LOAD, BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND BY INCREASING ITS CLIMB RATE. IT FLEW 0.85 MILES BEFORE STRIKING A TREE AND 4 SMALL POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE TREES INTO A RICE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05CA133Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFontaine, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance during a downwind takeoff with a full load of fertilizer. Factor contributing to the accident were the prevailing tailwind and the high density altitude.May 24, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3629K · 1

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

Accident 19850726034299AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Samson, ALDuring swath run engine ran rough and quit. Struck powerline during landing. Mechanical malfunction undetermined.Jul 26, 1985 · Substantial damage