# Accident 20080728843599A: Scwzer G164A, Veedersburg, IN, July 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Veedersburg, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BSHG
- Location: 40.1231° N, 87.2672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1231&lon=-87.2672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,747 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080728843599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA217), Jul 28, 2008: Grumman G-164A (N9892), Veedersburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9892 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230722008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722008889A), Jul 22, 2023: Grumman G-164A (N9892), Potoka, IL, Destroyed. The aircraft accident location is 1.75 miles southeast of Potoka, IL. Lat. 38.43.58 n long. 89.04.26 w. pilot reported that he fueled at salem lockrone airport…

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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