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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Kaplan, LA · May 11, 2016

Date: May 11, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: Kaplan, LA
Airport: Crowley Le Gros Memorial
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: V3FG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8362K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA180
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8362KRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2018 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 662B · Built 1981 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After departing grass strip just off lyon point hwy. with load #7 of the day, the aircraft was in a right hand turn at 60? AGL when the engine immediately flameout. Pilot tried to land on service road alongside rice field but was unable and left main landing gear contacted the ground causing it to snap off. The drag of the landing gear caused the nose of aircraft to impact the field/service road embankment. Aircraft stayed upright and pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTING GRASS STRIP JUST OFF LYON POINT HWY. WITH LOAD #7 OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 60? AGL WHEN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY FLAMEOUT. PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON SERVICE ROAD ALONGSIDE RICE FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO SNAP OFF. THE DRAG OF THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE FIELD/SERVICE ROAD EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT STAYED UPRIGHT AND PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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 CEN16LA180Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLyons Point, LAA total loss of engine power due to debris contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.May 11, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8362K · 1

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

Incident 20120627012809ICruise/Level Flight · Vermilion, LATwo miles after the aircraft took off, and while it was at level flight the aircraft engine lost power and did an emergency landing in a crawfish pond.Jun 27, 2012 · Minor damage