# Accident 20110429012189A: Grumman G-164A, Barre, NY, April 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2011, 18:49 local time
- Place: Barre, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MTEG
- Location: 43.2028° N, 78.2553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2028&lon=-78.2553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N896X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R-985
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429012189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA290), Apr 29, 2011: Grumman G-164A (N896X), Albion, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N896X (1)

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

- [Incident 20190712011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712011359I), Jul 12, 2019: Grumman G-164A (N896X), Wolverton, MN, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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