# Accident 20080325014479A: Scwzer G164A, Waitsburg, WA, March 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2008, 09:20 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WYQG
- Location: 46.2797° N, 118.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2797&lon=-118.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48629, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48629-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,467 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080325014479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD COMPLETED DROPPING OF DRY FERTILIZER AND WAS MAKING A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO A PRIVATE CROPDUSTER AIRFIELD. THE PILOT HAD OVER 200 HOURS OF LANDINGS AT THIS LOCATION. JUST AFTER THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE LANDING STRIP (WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE RPM) AND THE TAIL WHEEL WAS JUST STARTING TO LOWER, A WIND GUST FROM THE BACK LIFTED THE TAIL BEFORE THE PILOT COULD REACT AND THE PROP HIT THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FIELD APPROVED GEARED ENGINE AND LARGER DIAMETER PROPELLER INSTALLED. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PROP AND THE GROUND IN NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION IS APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) FOOT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UP ONTO THE NOSE DOME OF THE PROPELLER AND THE MOMENTUM CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 10-12 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A REST INVERTED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 SEA08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA093), Mar 25, 2008: Grumman G-164A (N48629), Dayton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed. A contributing factor was the sudden windshift.

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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