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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164D · Jennings, LA · May 24, 2005

Date
May 24, 2005 · 21:20 local
Place
Jennings, LA
Airport
Jennings Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SJPG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8120K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05LA134
Reported as
Scwzer G164D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,029 total4,472 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed small strip near roanoke, LA. And flew northeast at 500' to 600' until crossing 1-10 approximately 3 miles west of the Jennings Airport. This entry essentially constituted a wide right downwind entry into the field and the pilot, after looking for traffic, commenced a right, descending turn to final for runway 17 at Jennings Airport (note that runway 17 at Jennings Airport shows a right traffic pattern). The pilot stated his approach was normal in all respects and he did not see, at any time, the Cessna 150 below and slightly ahead of him on final approach. As the pilot crossed runway threshold and reduced power for his landing flare, he first sighted the white wings of the Cessna 150 below and just ahead of his lower wings and then contact was made. Contact occurred as both aircraft landed and the G-164D aircraft settled on top of the Cessna 150 with the three bladed prop slicing into the top portion of the Cessna 150 engine compartment just ahead of the Cessna 150 windscreen. The two aircraft, now joined together, veered left and came to a stop off the left side of the strip after approximately a 170 degree left turn. Both pilots shut down their aircraft and exited with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SMALL STRIP NEAR ROANOKE, LA. AND FLEW NORTHEAST AT 500' TO 600' UNTIL CROSSING 1-10 APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE JENNINGS AIRPORT. THIS ENTRY ESSENTIALLY CONSTITUTED A WIDE RIGHT DOWNWIND ENTRY INTO THE FIELD AND THE PILOT, AFTER LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC, COMMENCED A RIGHT, DESCENDING TURN TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 17 AT JENNINGS AIRPORT (NOTE THAT RUNWAY 17 AT JENNINGS AIRPORT SHOWS A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN). THE PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS AND HE DID NOT SEE, AT ANY TIME, THE CESSNA 150 BELOW AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF HIM ON FINAL APPROACH. AS THE PILOT CROSSED RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND REDUCED POWER FOR HIS LANDING FLARE, HE FIRST SIGHTED THE WHITE WINGS OF THE CESSNA 150 BELOW AND JUST AHEAD OF HIS LOWER WINGS AND THEN CONTACT WAS MADE. CONTACT OCCURRED AS BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE G-164D AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TOP OF THE CESSNA 150 WITH THE THREE BLADED PROP SLICING INTO THE TOP PORTION OF THE CESSNA 150 ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUST AHEAD OF THE CESSNA 150 WINDSCREEN. THE TWO AIRCRAFT, NOW JOINED TOGETHER, VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRIP AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 170 DEGREE LEFT TURN. BOTH PILOTS SHUT DOWN THEIR AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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