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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schweizer G-164B · Sheldon, IL · September 7, 2020

Date: September 7, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place: Sheldon, IL
Airport: Zoomer Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZUMG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32RA
Reported as: Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N32RARegistered now · Schweizer G-164BS/N 31B · Built 1976 Airframe modelSchweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narritive:

Schweizer G-164B agcat. P&w R-985 (450 HP). Engine failed to maintain sufficient power shortly after takeoff and landed in a cornfield with mature crops causing the aircraft to nose over to the inverted position after a short roll out. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury and stated the engine did not quit completely but had insufficient power to remain aloft. The aircraft will remain in the corn field until crops are harvested. No bio-hazard exists as the aircraft payload was rye seed. Aircraft removal was authorized from the corn field to owner?s hangar (less than a mile) so a more detailed inspection may be accomplished. Aircraft is not released at this time pending further inspection. ?end-

As the FAA filed it

NARRITIVE:

SCHWEIZER G-164B AGCAT. P&W R-985 (450 HP). ENGINE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A CORNFIELD WITH MATURE CROPS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION AFTER A SHORT ROLL OUT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT QUIT COMPLETELY BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT POWER TO REMAIN ALOFT. THE AIRCRAFT WILL REMAIN IN THE CORN FIELD UNTIL CROPS ARE HARVESTED. NO BIO-HAZARD EXISTS AS THE AIRCRAFT PAYLOAD WAS RYE SEED. AIRCRAFT REMOVAL WAS AUTHORIZED FROM THE CORN FIELD TO OWNER?S HANGAR (LESS THAN A MILE) SO A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT IS NOT RELEASED AT THIS TIME PENDING FURTHER INSPECTION. ?END-