- Date
- October 5, 1982, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rowland, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N48498Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821005061179A
- Case key
- 72432
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was being ferried to a nearby airport for winter storage. Immediately after takeoff, the engine began running rough and RPM was lost. The pilot turned and landed in a plowed field where the aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. The pilot suspected a magneto problem from moisture creating cross-firing, misfiring or carbon tracks. He stated that he alternated from right to left to both magnetos, but could not regain power. The magnetos checked good before takeoff. Also before this flight, the aircraft had sat outside without being flown for 5 days. During that time, there had been heavy rain. The pilot stated that he had drained the sumps before the flight, but noted no water in the fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48498
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 518
- Airframe hours
- 1,850
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Custom Spraying Service
- Registered owner
- Custom Spraying Service
- Departed
- Rowland, NC
- Destination
- MEB · Maxton, NC
- Airport
- Davis, runway 23, 3,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,010 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 6,585 as pilot in command · 285 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.