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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Hazelton, ID · August 18, 2008

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Date
August 18, 2008 · 09:05 local
Place
Hazelton, ID
Airport
Hazelton Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JURG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6702Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA183
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3316
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total200 in this make and model420 in the last 90 days
N6702QRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2008 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1707 · Built 1977Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Agricultural operation. On the fourth load of the morning (identical loads) the aircraft failed to gain sufficient airpseed to fly out of ground effect. Due to obstacles at the end of the runway the pilot tried to climb-out of ground effect with insufficient airpseed. The aircraft did not climb and settled into terrain and obstacles. It appears the left wing contacted the ground first. The right wing hit a pole causing substantial damage to both the top and bottom wings. The aircraft rotated 180 degrees and came to rest facing the opposite direction of the flight. The right main gear strut separated from the fuselage and the right main wheel assembly separated from the strut. Propeller, cowling and fuselage sustained substantial damage. A damaged gate resulted in all chemical being spilled. Damage to the fuel tank and lines resulted in most of the fuel (#1 off-raod diesel) running out. No post fire. The pilot suspects a wind shift resulting in a quartering tail wind. Ground crew indicated that the winds had shifted and that the airplane appeared to not accelerate at a normal rate during the takeoff roll.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AGRICULTURAL OPERATION. ON THE FOURTH LOAD OF THE MORNING (IDENTICAL LOADS) THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRPSEED TO FLY OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. DUE TO OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB-OUT OF GROUND EFFECT WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRPSEED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AND SETTLED INTO TERRAIN AND OBSTACLES. IT APPEARS THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST. THE RIGHT WING HIT A POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE FLIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT. PROPELLER, COWLING AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A DAMAGED GATE RESULTED IN ALL CHEMICAL BEING SPILLED. DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK AND LINES RESULTED IN MOST OF THE FUEL (#1 OFF-RAOD DIESEL) RUNNING OUT. NO POST FIRE. THE PILOT SUSPECTS A WIND SHIFT RESULTING IN A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. GROUND CREW INDICATED THAT THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED AND THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO NOT ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

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 SEA08CA183Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHazelton, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind and failure to attain and maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. The tailwind was a contributing factor.Aug 18, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6702Q · 2

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

Accident 20050719016969ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Jerome, ID(-23) On aerial application flight, the pilot departed Jerome County Airport (U73), Jerome, Idaho, from (RWY26) in a turbine powered Grumman aircraft, model G-164-A, loaded with 2,000 lbs of dry fertilizer. The pilot reported that he had just cleared power…Jul 19, 2005 · Substantial damageAccident 19910724032089ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hamer, IDSpray boom caught tall wheat on edge of ag strip on landing. Rotated into wheat. Slid sideways collapsed right gearJul 24, 1991 · Substantial damage