- Date
- May 21, 1991, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goodwin, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N542DGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23198
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Probable cause
Power loss due to failure of the number five cylinder assembly. A factor was the soft terrain.
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,cylinder - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
After takeoff, about 50 feet AGL, the pilot experienced a loss of power due to separation of the combustion chamber from the number five cylinder assembly. The pilot made a forced landing into a wheat field. During roll out in the muddy terrain the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N542D
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1032
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Racers Ag Service
- Registered owner
- Gary J. Michaelis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1991
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg