# Accident 20230821009969A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Rice, MN, August 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2023, 14:55 local time
- Place: Rice, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 6SQG
- Location: 45.7849° N, 94.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7849&lon=-94.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,520 total, 400 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230821009969A

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING 13 APPLICATION LOADS THE PILOT RINSED THE TANK AND RETURNED TO HOME AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY IS 2500 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE, 1500 FEET OF THE RUNWAY IS GRAVEL TRANSITIONING TO ASPHALT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A 2-POINT LANDING, AS THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE INTO A NARROW STRIP OF GRASS THEN INTO A SOFT PLOWED FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, BENT WING STRUT, UPPER WING, AND PROPELLER STRIKE. PIC STATED HE IS USED TO LANDING ON A WIDE GRASS RUNWAY THAT IS MORE FORGIVING THAN THIS NARROW-PAVED RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA375), Aug 21, 2023: Schweizer G-164B (N943QC), Rice, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.

## Other reports on N943QC (1)

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

- [Accident 19980601011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601011829A), Jun 1, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N943QC), Coy, AR, Substantial damage. Acft blew a tire on take off but continued on its aerial application mission, landing gear collapsed. (.4)the left main landing gear tire blew out as 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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