- Date
- July 23, 1993, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Atmore, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4824Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930723025479A
- Case key
- 3243
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Probable cause
The total failure of the engine supercharger, which resulted in engine stoppage. A factor was the rough terrain at the forced landing site.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The ag pilot reported that the engine lost power about 1 mile past the departure airstrip. The aircraft cleared some trees and power lines, and was force landed in a corn field. The aircraft nosed over on the rough terrain. An examination of the engine revealed that the supercharger assembly had failed.
Factual narrative
On July 23, 1993, at about 1000 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N4824, nosed over during landing following a reported engine power loss near Atmore, Alabama. The commercial pilot was not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 137 by Wallace Flying Service, Inc., of Atmore. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, aerial application flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot reported the following: He took off on runway 27 and turned toward the west-southwest. At about one mile from the airstrip, and over a wooded area, the engine lost power. He force landed the airplane in a corn field after clearing power lines. After touchdown, the aircraft nosed over on the rough terrain.
The aircraft was recovered to the operator's facility following the accident. A partial disassembly of the engine revealed that the supercharger assembly had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4824
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1101
- Airframe hours
- 6,539
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wallace Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wallace Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1993 · 95 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,500 total · 495 in this make and model · 9,400 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOB, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4824 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.