# Accident 20050731024839A: Scwzer G164A, Trufant, MI, July 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Trufant, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.4522° N, 85.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-85.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8951H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8951H-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050731024839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SPRAYING FIELD PILOT WAS MAKING LAST RUNS AND TO AVOID SPRAYING OVER A HOUSE, ELECTED TO SPRAY IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, INTO THE MORNING RISING SUN. WATER SPRAYING EQUIPMENT IN FIELD WAS UNIFORM HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND (APPROX. 8 FEET) EXCEPT FOR THE LAST SPRAY NOZZLE WHICH WAS ELEVATED APPROX. 6 FEET ABOVE THE REST OF THE WATER SPRAYING EQUIPMENT. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT TOP OF SPRAY NOZZLE AND FORCED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT COUNSELED AND NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED.

## 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 CHI05CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA207), Jul 31, 2005: Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164A (N8951H), Trufant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the watering pivot during the aerial application maneuver and the unsuitable terrain he encountered during the emergency…

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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