- Date
- March 4, 2006, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Texarkana, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6641QGrumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20060304003039A
- Case key
- 63320
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.
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 828-hour commercial pilot of the single-engine agricultural application airplane, took off from a 3,500-feet long by 100-feet wide private grass strip on a northerly heading. During climb-out, as the pilot initiated a turn to the east, the engine began to vibrate and run rough, and subsequently lost power. The pilot reported that he activated the dump valve to release the insecticide payload in order to lighten its weight. The pilot then stated that the airplane "rolled to the left past 80-degrees. " The airplane impacted muddy terrain in a near vertical attitude. The airplane was equipped with a 5-point restraint system that held the pilot in place. Examination of the radial engine by the operator revealed the number three cylinder was cracked.
Factual narrative
The 828-hour commercial pilot of the single-engine agricultural application airplane, took off from a 3,500-feet long by 100-feet wide private grass strip on a northerly heading. During climb-out, as the pilot initiated a turn to the east, the engine began to vibrate and run rough, and subsequently lost power. The pilot reported that he activated the dump valve to released the insecticide payload in order to lighten its weight. The pilot then stated the airplane "rolled to the left past 80-degrees. " The airplane impacted muddy terrain in a near vertical attitude. The airplane was equipped with a 5-point restrain system that held the pilot in place. Examination of the radial engine by the operator revealed the number three cylinder was cracked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6641Q
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 171B
- Airframe hours
- 9,445
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ark Tex Avation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2005
- Departed
- Texarkana, AR
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
- 28
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 1, 2004
- Seat
- Single
- Flight hours
- 828 total · 600 in this make and model · 828 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 15 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.