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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Georgetown, MN · August 9, 2005

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Date
August 9, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place
Georgetown, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
L58G
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N553Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05LA234
Reported as
Scwzer G164
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total170 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N553YRegistration cancelled May 14, 2008 · Grumman G-164S/N 224 · Built 1963Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelContinental W670 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) Pilot privacy data omitted advised that he was spraying the field just west of the farmsite, across the red river. He was completing a west to east pass and had initiated a right to left bank & climb turn. While in the middle of the turn, he experienced a loss of power, applied throttle with no reaction, noted manifold pressure (map) to be around 20 inhg, (advised normal map to be approx 30 inhg). He realized he was losing altitude and was very near the farmhouse, picked the wide grassy ditch, parallel in front (southside) of the farmhouse to set the aircraft down as he did not have the airspeed to make it across the river to the field. While missing the farm house and avoiding a manned tractor in the driveway, the aircraft clipped a few tall trees in the farm yard, flew under the power lines, impacted the power line pole with the right wing, spinning the aircraft around 180 degrees, and traveled approximately another 50-60YDS before coming to a stop. The pilot privacy data omitted exited the aircraft as it had immediately started on fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY^ ADVISED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING THE FIELD JUST WEST OF THE FARMSITE, ACROSS THE RED RIVER. HE WAS COMPLETING A WEST TO EAST PASS AND HAD INITIATED A RIGHT TO LEFT BANK & CLIMB TURN. WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, APPLIED THROTTLE WITH NO REACTION, NOTED MANIFOLD PRESSURE (MAP) TO BE AROUND 20 INHG, (ADVISED NORMAL MAP TO BE APPROX 30 INHG). HE REALIZED HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND WAS VERY NEAR THE FARMHOUSE, PICKED THE WIDE GRASSY DITCH, PARALLEL IN FRONT (SOUTHSIDE) OF THE FARMHOUSE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AS HE DID NOT HAVE THE AIRSPEED TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE RIVER TO THE FIELD. WHILE MISSING THE FARM HOUSE AND AVOIDING A MANNED TRACTOR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A FEW TALL TREES IN THE FARM YARD, FLEW UNDER THE POWER LINES, IMPACTED THE POWER LINE POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 50-60YDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT HAD IMMEDIATELY STARTED ON 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 CHI05LA234Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, MNThe reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering and the low altitude of the operation. Related factors were the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot, and trees.Aug 9, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N553Y · 1

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

Incident 19900619021549IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · La Feria, TXEngine stopped on a spray run. Forced landing in field and overturned.Jun 19, 1990 · Minor damage