# Accident 20080826843969A: Scwzer G164B, Clarksdale, MS, August 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Airport: Fletcher Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HWKG
- Location: 34.2900° N, 90.5100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2900&lon=-90.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3633S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3633S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,557 total, 930 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080826843969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE BOLTS BROKE.

## 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 MIA08LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA174), Aug 26, 2008: Schweizer G-164B (N3633S), Clarksdale, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to torque check the axle-to-spring gear attachment bolts per the manufacturer's Annual/100-Hour Airframe Inspection Checklist, resulting in fatigue failure of the bolts.

## Other reports on N3633S (1)

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

- [Accident 20130629018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130629018779A), Jun 29, 2013: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N3633S), Jackson, TN, Substantial damage. On June 29th 2013 at approximately 0645, the pilot in command (PIC) of N3633S a Schweizer aircraft, model G-164B sn 778B was conducting agriculture operations…

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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