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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Felton, DE · August 1, 2005

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Date
August 1, 2005 · 09:40 local
Place
Felton, DE
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FPRG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5495
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC05LA126
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33143A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,295 total1,415 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N5495Registration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Grumman G-164AS/N 1029 · Built 1973Airframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 1, 2005 about 0940 eastern daylight time, N5495 a Grumman G-164A, being operated by 1st state aerial applications was substantially damaged during an emergency landing when it's engine failed. The pilot privacy data omitted stated taht he was returning to a private airstrip after a 25 minute aerial application flight at about 500 feet AGL, when he heard a loud explosion from the engine. He immediately began looking for a suitable field to perform an emergency landing, feeling heat and smoke from the engine. He located a soybean field to the right and made a right turn in an attempt to glide to the field. The aircraft began to stall so he lowered the nose and was descending rapidly; before he could level the wings, the right wing tip contacted the ground lightly. The aircraft propeller then struck the ground causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back and came to rest approximately 50 feet from the initial impact site. The pilot immediately exited the aircraft, without injury. No post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2005 ABOUT 0940 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N5495 A GRUMMAN G-164A, BEING OPERATED BY 1ST STATE AERIAL APPLICATIONS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN IT'S ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED TAHT HE WAS RETURNING TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AFTER A 25 MINUTE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE FIELD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING, FEELING HEAT AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. HE LOCATED A SOYBEAN FIELD TO THE RIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GLIDE TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL SO HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY; BEFORE HE COULD LEVEL THE WINGS, THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND LIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT INJURY. NO POST CRASH FIRE.

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 NYC05LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFelton, DEThe mechanic's inadequate annual inspection, and failure to comply with an airworthiness directive, which resulted in a total failure of the second stage turbine rotor.Aug 1, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5495 · 1

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

Accident 19870213002879AFinal Approach · Hazen, ARStruck powerlines on final approach to airstrip. Did not see powerlines.Feb 13, 1987 · Destroyed