- Date
- April 14, 1992, 08:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Welsh, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9546Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920414010039A
- Case key
- 18479
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Probable cause
Partial power loss due to the cracked engine cylinder. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the 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
The agricultural airplane experienced a partial power loss during initial takeoff from the agricultural work strip. The pilot attempted to dump the 1,800 pounds of fertilizer as the airplane descended straight ahead. The airplane landed in a soft, wet field. During the forced landing roll, it collided with a dirt bank and continued forward and nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed a cracked number nine cylinder at a spark plug hole. The spark plug could be lifted from the hole by hand.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9546
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1208
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Riceland Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Riceland Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1992
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,432 total · 8,100 in this make and model · 8,300 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 180 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N9546 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.