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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · Barre, NY · April 29, 2011

Date: April 29, 2011 · 18:49 local
Place: Barre, NY
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MTEG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N896X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA290
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total14,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N896XRegistered now · Grumman G-164AS/N 451 · Built 1967 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Friday April 29, 2011 at about 1840 local time this 14 CFR 137 operator had completed spraying a field and was making his dry out run when the engine failed. The pilot made an emergency landing in an ajacent corn field. During the landing roll out the aircraft's main and tail wheel tires sank into the soft field and caused the aircraft to flip over onto it's back. The pilot was able to exit the aircraft without assistance and was unhurt.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY APRIL 29, 2011 AT ABOUT 1840 LOCAL TIME THIS 14 CFR 137 OPERATOR HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD AND WAS MAKING HIS DRY OUT RUN WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN AJACENT CORN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN AND TAIL WHEEL TIRES SANK INTO THE SOFT FIELD AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND WAS UNHURT.

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 ERA11LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbion, NYA bearing failure in the engine’s supercharger section, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during flight. Contributing to the accident was the soft soil of the forced landing site.Apr 29, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N896X · 1

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

Incident 20190712011359ICruise/Level Flight · Wolverton, MNPilot reported hearing a bang and the engine continued to loose power. The aircraft could not sustain flight due to power loss and the pilot was forced to land in a muddy field which caused the left gear leg to twist and propeller ground strike. The incident…Jul 12, 2019 · Minor damage