# Accident 20090813014479A: Scwzer G164B, Westley, CA, August 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Westley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQEG
- Location: 37.5408° N, 121.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5408&lon=-121.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6697Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 399 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090813014479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT "APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING.  THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF BUT COULDN'T FLY."  THE RUNWAY IS APPROX 1850 FT LONG.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO GET OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT SURROUNDS A SEWAGE SETTLING POND APPROX 50 OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY BUT SETTLED INTO THE SEWAGE POND COMING TO REST INVERTED.  PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING THE PREVIOUS LOADS THIS DAY OR DURING THIS FLIGHT.  PILOT DID NOT DUMP THE LOAD DURING THE TAKEOFF.  HOPPER LOAD THIS FLIGHT WAS APPROX 280/300 GALLONS LIQUID FERTILIZER/SULPHUR/WATER.

## 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 WPR09CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA393), Aug 13, 2009: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6697Q), Westley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his decision to operate the airplane well in excess of its maximum gross weight.

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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