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FAA accident report · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B · Eagle Lake, TX · August 13, 2013

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Date
August 13, 2013 · 15:30 local
Place
Eagle Lake, TX
Airport
Eagle Lake
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LXFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8222K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA519
Reported as
Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,519 total8,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N8222KRegistered now · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BS/N 617-B · Built 1979Airframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 14, 2013 I met the owner of N8222K at approximately 0900 and we drove to the site of the accident, located in a milo field north east of Eagle Lake Airport ( ela). The aircraft was in the north west corner of the field and the ruts in the field indicated the aircraft had attempted to land southeast to northwest. On the north boundary of the field is an irrigation ditch that is about six (6) feet deep and ten (10) feet wide.

The aircraft was upright and the heading was in an easterly direction. The owner stated the pilot told him he had tried to ground loop the aircraft to avoid going into the ditch.

The left main gear was buried under the fuselage. The right main was visible, though it appeared to be displaced in an upward direction at the base of the strut mount. The top fuselage wing struts had collapsed, causing the upper wing to come to rest atop the fuselage. The lower wing was damaged at the left wing tip and the right wing root. The fuselage had rolled 10 degrees to the left from the impact. There was no fire involved in the accident.

The number 1 cylinder failed on the pratt and whitney R-1340 engine. The cylinder developed a hole near the spark plug and a crack running around the cylinder parallel with the cooling fins on the cylinder head.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 14, 2013 I MET THE OWNER OF N8222K AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 AND WE DROVE TO THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT, LOCATED IN A MILO FIELD NORTH EAST OF EAGLE LAKE AIRPORT ( ELA). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE FIELD AND THE RUTS IN THE FIELD INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ATTEMPTED TO LAND SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE FIELD IS AN IRRIGATION DITCH THAT IS ABOUT SIX (6) FEET DEEP AND TEN (10) FEET WIDE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT AND THE HEADING WAS IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE OWNER STATED THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE HAD TRIED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID GOING INTO THE DITCH.

THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BURIED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS VISIBLE, THOUGH IT APPEARED TO BE DISPLACED IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION AT THE BASE OF THE STRUT MOUNT. THE TOP FUSELAGE WING STRUTS HAD COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE UPPER WING TO COME TO REST ATOP THE FUSELAGE. THE LOWER WING WAS DAMAGED AT THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE RIGHT WING ROOT. THE FUSELAGE HAD ROLLED 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT FROM THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FIRE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER FAILED ON THE PRATT AND WHITNEY R-1340 ENGINE. THE CYLINDER DEVELOPED A HOLE NEAR THE SPARK PLUG AND A CRACK RUNNING AROUND THE CYLINDER PARALLEL WITH THE COOLING FINS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD.

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 CEN13LA519Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle Lake, TXThe failure of one of the engine cylinders, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.Aug 13, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8222K · 4

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

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