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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Wakeeney, KS · August 21, 2019

Date: August 21, 2019 · 10:34 local
Place: Wakeeney, KS
Airport: Trego Wakeeney
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: D64G
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9827
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331-1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,856 total

N9827Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1287 · Built 1974 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During touchdown, the pilot stated that he encountered a dustdevil during landing which brought the nose of the airplane down further than usual. The pilot also claimed that the high crown of the runway, caused the propeller to make contact with the ground, shaving 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch off the tips of the propeller. The pilot did not feel any feedback and did not know a prop strike had occurred. He hot loaded chemical after landing, and commenced aerial application operations. He returned to his home airport (hill city, KS) to discover damage after shutdown.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DUSTDEVIL DURING LANDING WHICH BROUGHT THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE DOWN FURTHER THAN USUAL. THE PILOT ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE HIGH CROWN OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, SHAVING 1/16 TO 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL ANY FEEDBACK AND DID NOT KNOW A PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED. HE HOT LOADED CHEMICAL AFTER LANDING, AND COMMENCED AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME AIRPORT (HILL CITY, KS) TO DISCOVER DAMAGE AFTER SHUTDOWN.