# Accident 20160311009309A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Juliaetta, ID, March 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2016, 17:25 local time
- Place: Juliaetta, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WRUG
- Location: 46.5794° N, 116.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5794&lon=-116.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6894Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894Q-2020-10-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 36 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160311009309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE OPERATOR?S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO DISPENSE DRY FERTILIZER ON A FIELD THAT HE HAD WORKED EARLIER THAT DAY. THE PILOT BEGAN TO ENTER A DECENT, AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BACK FIRE AND RUN ROUGH. HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED HIS DECENT AND BEGAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FOOT AGL. NONE OF THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IMPROVED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT THEN BEGAN TO DUMP THE FERTILIZER.

THE LANDING SIGHT THE PILOT HAD CHOSEN HAD AN INCREASING ANGLE (UP SLOPE). ONCE COMMITTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT HIT VERY HARD IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE AND THEN FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR16LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA082), Mar 12, 2016: Grumman G164 (N6894Q), Juliaetta, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a crack in the No. 2 cylinder.

## Other reports on N6894Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20090722017929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722017929I), Jul 22, 2009: Scwzer G164A (N6894Q), Standley, ND, Minor damage. (-23) ON JULY 22, 2009, AT 1745 HOURS, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A GRUMAN G-164A, N6894q, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE…

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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