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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Vineland, NJ · July 23, 2006

Date: July 23, 2006 · 06:45 local
Place: Vineland, NJ
Airport: Vineland-Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MWRG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6620Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06LA180
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N6620QRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1693 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight was the first of the day. Taxi, runup was normal. Pilot positioned acft for takeoff, takeoff was normal through ground run and rotation, when climb was established pilot initiated a right turn for noise abatement. During the turn pilot stated the engine quit without warning, lost all power with a puff of smoke from the exhaust and prop stopped. He nosed the aircraft over and it impacted the ground (freshly plowed field) approximately 70 degrees from runway heading. After ground impact the acft turned over causing substantial damage to the airframe and propeller. The integrity of the cabin held, the pilot was able to release his belts and crawl from the aircraft. At that point airport personnel arrived and since he complained of pain in his back he was advised to remain on the ground which he did until transported to hospital. Pilot remained hospitalized 07-25-06. See block 43.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST OF THE DAY. TAXI, RUNUP WAS NORMAL. PILOT POSITIONED ACFT FOR TAKEOFF, TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL THROUGH GROUND RUN AND ROTATION, WHEN CLIMB WAS ESTABLISHED PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. DURING THE TURN PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL POWER WITH A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND PROP STOPPED. HE NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND (FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD) APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING. AFTER GROUND IMPACT THE ACFT TURNED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLER. THE INTEGRITY OF THE CABIN HELD, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE HIS BELTS AND CRAWL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT POINT AIRPORT PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND SINCE HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK HE WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND WHICH HE DID UNTIL TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. PILOT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED 07-25-06. SEE BLOCK 43.

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 NYC06LA180Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVineland, NJA loss of engine power due to foreign object damage for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the furrowed field.Jul 23, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6620Q · 2

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

Accident 19960514010459AForced/Precautionary Landing · Vineland, NJEngine smoked backfired on takeoff. Dropped load. Nosed over landing plowed area. NR8 cylinder barrel cracked open.May 14, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19820527019519AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Frederick, MDEngine quit. Struck a vehicle during emergency landing on a highway. Dirty water in fuel.May 27, 1982 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal