# Accident 20070929830599A: Scwzer G164A, Pittsgrove, NJ, September 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2007, 17:20 local time
- Place: Pittsgrove, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: Y4NG
- Location: 39.6133° N, 75.1892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6133&lon=-75.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8761H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8761H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164A (registry code 3960202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,413 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929830599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL07LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA131), Sep 29, 2007: Grumman G-164A (N8761H), Pittsgrove, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to low compression for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8761H (1)

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

- [Accident 20150828015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828015189A), Aug 28, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164A (N8761H), Welsh, LA, Substantial damage. During landing, pilot stated when the tailwheel touched down, the aircraft started to turn to the left. He applied right brake and right rudder. The tail…

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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