What happened
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(-23) On Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 4:55 pm eastern daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N8761H, ser# 1516, was substantially damaged after an emergency landing in a field at Pittsgrove new jersey. The aircraft was operated by the privacy data omitted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The commercial pilot received no injuries and was able to exit the aircraft with no assistance. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137 and originated at salem field, NJ74. The pilot stated that after the completion of a trim pass and level off at 50 feet AGL he heard a pop sound and the aircraft started to descend. He applied power and the RPM came up to 2300 to 2400 RPM and the aircraft continued to descend. He attempted to level the aircraft when it collided with the ground in a descending left turn separating the left main landing gear and nosed over coming to rest inverted on the ground. Aviation safety inspectors from philadelphia FSDO supervised engine disassembly and analysis on October 11 and 12, 2007. Three engine cylinders lost compression for undetermined reasons resulting in the loss of engine power. This investigation is considered closed. (-23 amendment) on 10/25/2007, the iic met with the pilot privacy data omitted to examine the supercharger housing and gear train which was disassembled by him after 10/12/2007. It was discovered that the part number 8797 gear collector and the part number 6515 collector gear 10:1 each had a broken geartooth. A phone call was made to the engine manufacturer who referred us to the covington aircraft radial division vice president. The vice president informed that this is indicative of a propeller strike and almost certainly occurred as part of the crash sequence.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 AT 4:55 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N8761H, SER# 1516, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AT PITTSGROVE NEW JERSEY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO ASSISTANCE. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 AND ORIGINATED AT SALEM FIELD, NJ74. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A TRIM PASS AND LEVEL OFF AT 50 FEET AGL HE HEARD A POP SOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND. HE APPLIED POWER AND THE RPM CAME UP TO 2300 TO 2400 RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN SEPARATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS FROM PHILADELPHIA FSDO SUPERVISED ENGINE DISASSEMBLY AND ANALYSIS ON OCTOBER 11 AND 12, 2007. THREE ENGINE CYLINDERS LOST COMPRESSION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 10/25/2007, THE IIC MET WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO EXAMINE THE SUPERCHARGER HOUSING AND GEAR TRAIN WHICH WAS DISASSEMBLED BY HIM AFTER 10/12/2007. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PART NUMBER 8797 GEAR COLLECTOR AND THE PART NUMBER 6515 COLLECTOR GEAR 10:1 EACH HAD A BROKEN GEARTOOTH. A PHONE CALL WAS MADE TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED US TO THE COVINGTON AIRCRAFT RADIAL DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT. THE VICE PRESIDENT INFORMED THAT THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A PROPELLER STRIKE AND ALMOST CERTAINLY OCCURRED AS PART OF THE CRASH SEQUENCE.
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