# Accident 20130813019489A: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B, Eagle Lake, TX, August 13, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 13, 2013, 15:30 local time - Place: Eagle Lake, TX - Airport: Eagle Lake - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: LXFG - Location: 29.5217° N, 96.2058° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5217&lon=-96.2058&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8222K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8222K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B - Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 8,519 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA519) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130813019489A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 CEN13LA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA519), Aug 13, 2013: Gulfstream-Schweizer Gulfstream AM G 164B (N8222K), Eagle Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of one of the engine cylinders, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing. ## Other reports on N8222K (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20040831023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040831023209A), Aug 31, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), East Bernard, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 31, 2004, at approximately 17:30 CDT, a Gulfstream, N8222K, model G-164-B s/n 617B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following… - [Accident 20040712015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712015209A), Jul 12, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 12, 2004, at approximately 1800 CDT, a gulfstream/schweizer N8222K, model G-164-B sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following… - [Incident 19910917044839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917044839I), Sep 17, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Tunica, MS, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot died of a heart attack while taxiing for departure. Ran into two ground vehicles and came to a stop. - [Accident 19840709031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709031379A), Jul 9, 1984: Scwzer G164B (N8222K), Mcgehee, AR, Substantial damage. Carburetor needle valve seat loose. Engine quit. Had been using fuel selector to down engine after flights. 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. 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