# Incident 20120522010109I: Grumman G-164A, Thermopolis, WY, May 22, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2012, 07:30 local time
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Airport: Hot Springs Co-Thermopolis Mun
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RUFG
- Location: 43.6631° N, 108.2097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hot Springs County Thermopolis Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6631&lon=-108.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5291) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120522010109I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/22/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 MDT, N5291 A GRUMMAN MODEL G-164A AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS NEAR THERMOPOLIS, WY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## Other reports on N5291 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120603010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603010199A), Jun 3, 2012: Grumman G-164A (N5291), Riverton, WY, Substantial damage. On 06/03/2012 at approximately 0600 MDT, N5291 a Grumman model G-164A aircraft sustained major damage while landing on a private airstrip near Riverton, WY.…
- [Incident 19960718027059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718027059I), Jul 18, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N5291), Moran Junction, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: enroute to jackson, WY operator elected to make a precautionary landing because of a rough running engine. Upon landing outboard wingtip hit road…

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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