# Accident 20150609011329A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Shafter, CA, June 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OGKG
- Location: 35.1200° N, 119.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1200&lon=-119.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8372-2016-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150609011329A

## Narrative

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

ON THE LAST LANDING OF THE DAY AFTER 11 LANDINGS ON THE SAME DIRT ROAD NEXT TO A 7 FOOT DEEP DITCH THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT INTO THE DITCH WHILE LANDING EASTERLY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING UPPER WING TIP WHEN IT HIT THE EMBANKMENT ON THE DITCH.  THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT BACK APPROXIMATLEY 20 DEGREES  AFT FROM STRAIGHT.

THE RIGHT UPPER WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED ON THE TIP WHERE IT HIT THE DIRT EMBANKMENT.

NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.  NO SPILLAGE OF ANY CHEMICALS.

## 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 GAA15CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA113), Jun 9, 2015: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A (N8372), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion, and a collision with terrain.

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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