# Accident 20090212001289A: Scwzer G164B, Buttonwillow, CA, February 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2009, 08:45 local time
- Place: Buttonwillow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ROGG
- Location: 35.3992° N, 119.4742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3992&lon=-119.4742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3626T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3626T-2018-05-30) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090212001289A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE EXHAUST STACK VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY SMOKE.  AT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING AND THE PILOT JETTISONED THE FERTILIZER AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE PILOT HAD LIMITED FORWARD VIEW DUE TO EXCESSIVE SMOKE.  AFTER LANDING ON A PARTIALLY PAVED ROAD THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A MUDDY SHOULDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER INVERTED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR09CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA114), Feb 12, 2009: Schweizer G-164B (N3626T), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the number four cylinder base nuts becoming loose, allowing the cylinder to detach from the engine case. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impaired visibility…

## Other reports on N3626T (3)

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

- [Accident 20040607017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040607017069A), Jun 7, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Rigvall, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed remote landing strip with a load of material to perform an aerial application operation. During a gradual climbing turn, the engine…
- [Accident 20000921008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921008299A), Sep 21, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was conducting aerial application using a canal bank as a runway. While refuelling, some jet a spilled on the fuselage in front of the…
- [Accident 19960313046959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313046959A), Mar 13, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Rocksprings, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) On March 13, 1996, at approximately 1100 hours mountain standard time (MST) a Schweizer G-164B, flown by dan l. owing, a commercial certificated pilot,…

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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