- Date
- July 27, 2006, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Joes, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8459KSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20060727030589A
- Case key
- 64219
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to the failure of the supercharger. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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
According to the pilot, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power after departing a dirt strip. The pilot stated that he "dumped the load" and performed a forced landing to a corn field. The airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the engine revealed a failure of the supercharger assembly.
Factual narrative
According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power after departing a dirt strip. The pilot stated that he "dumped the load" and performed a forced landing to a corn field. The airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was crushed down and to the right 90 degrees and both top wings were crushed aft and wrinkled. An examination of the engine revealed the engine sump plug was full of metal. Further examination of the engine revealed heat damage on the impeller shaft, and a failure of the bearing retainer of the supercharger assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8459K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 701B
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Western Ag Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Joes, CO
- Destination
- Joes, CO
- Airport
- N/A · Private Dirt Strip
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
- 61
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- March 1, 2005
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 11,263 total · 5,710 in this make and model · 175 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Observed at
- ITR
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 N8459K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.