# Accident 20170723012599A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Berlin, MD, July 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Bunting'S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLYG
- Location: 38.3672° N, 75.2311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3672&lon=-75.2311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA443) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170723012599A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AN INDIVIDUAL DROVE OUT ON THE RUNWAY ON AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV). THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE  AIRCRAFT.

ASOA-AWOS-METAR: REPORTED WINDS 210 DEGREES @ 4 KNOTS

## 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 GAA17CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA443), Jul 23, 2017: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B (N48519), Berlin, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crewman’s failure to visually check the runway before crossing it in a vehicle, which resulted in he and the vehicle being struck by the landing airplane.

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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