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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Veedersburg, IN · July 28, 2008

Date: July 28, 2008 · 10:00 local
Place: Veedersburg, IN
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: BSHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9892
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA217
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,747 total5,000 in this make and model218 in the last 90 days

N9892Registered now · Grumman G-164AS/N 1324 · Built 1974 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was being operated FAR part 137, aerial application, when the pilot experienced a fluctuation in the engine torque. The engine performance deteriorated as the pilot elected to land the aircraft on a hard surfaced, rural road in the immediate area of the application process. As the aircraft was attempted to be landed on a rural road in a northerly direction, the left wing contacted a standing corn crop that prevented the accomplishment of a controlled landing. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the road experiencing substantial damage to the wings and right fuselage. As the aircraft was recovered from the accident site, it was noted that the engine oil filler cap was not installed in the engine. The missing oil filler cap had permitted oil loss from the engine leading to loss of propeller control that resulted in engine the torque fluctuation and loss of power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FAR PART 137, AERIAL APPLICATION, WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FLUCTUATION IN THE ENGINE TORQUE. THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED AS THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A HARD SURFACED, RURAL ROAD IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE LANDED ON A RURAL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A STANDING CORN CROP THAT PREVENTED THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A CONTROLLED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND RIGHT FUSELAGE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE. THE MISSING OIL FILLER CAP HAD PERMITTED OIL LOSS FROM THE ENGINE LEADING TO LOSS OF PROPELLER CONTROL THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE THE TORQUE FLUCTUATION AND LOSS OF POWER.

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 CHI08CA217Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVeedersburg, INThe oil filler cap not reinstalled by the pilot prior to the aerial application flight and the total loss of engine oil during an aerial application. Additional causes were the low altitude of the operation and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot…Jul 28, 2008 · Substantial damage

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