- Date
- May 12, 1993, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Arnaudville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6639QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930512013369A
- Case key
- 18746
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable 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.
Analysis
During cruise operations the engine began to run rough, for unknown reasons, and would not support flight. The pilot was forced to land in the only available terrain, rough and uneven, and during the landing roll the main landing gear collapsed and the wing struck the ground
Factual narrative
On May 12, 1993, at 0900 central daylight time (CDT), a Grumman G 164B, N6639Q, was substantially damaged during the landing roll following a forced landing to unsuitable terrain. The commercial pilot, owner and operator, was not injured during the visual flight rules (VFR) flight.
The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that following agriculture operations he was enroute to his private airstrip, when the engine began to run rough and would not sustain flight, so he elected to land in the only available area. His touchdown was made to rice paddy. He reported that during the landing roll the main landing gear sank into a hole and was severed and that the airplane pitched to the side and damaged the right wing.
An examination of the engine failed to reveal any anomalies that could have caused the loss of engine power.
The airplane was released to the owner by the FAA inspector following his examination of the accident scene and the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6639Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 169B
- Airframe hours
- 7,198
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bonnin, Eddie J., doing business as Eddie Flying Service Inc
- Registered owner
- Bonnin, Eddie J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1993 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Cecilia, LA
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,766 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 5,700 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.