- Date
- July 25, 1994, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- Pollard, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8092KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940725019319A
- Case key
- 19119
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain to perform a forced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the initial climb the engine lost power and the pilot attempted a landing in the only available area, a rice paddy. During the landing roll the main landing gear sank into the mud and the aircraft nosed over to the inverted position.
Factual narrative
On July 25, 1994, at approximately 1335 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164B N8092K, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Pollard, Arkansas. The commercial rated pilot was not injured. Weather for the 14 CFR 137 aerial application flight was visual meteorological conditions.
The pilot reported that during takeoff initial climb he lost all engine power. He elected to land in the only available area, a wet and soft rice field. During the landing roll the aircraft nosed over to the inverted position, sustaining damage to the empennage.
An examination of the engine by the operator did not reveal any anomalies.
Repeated attempts to obtain an NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot/Operator Report) were not successful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8092K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 556 B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lanigan Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 40 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.