ROWLAND, NC, USA
N48498
GRUMMAN G-164B
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO A NEARBY AIRPORT FOR WINTER STORAGE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND RPM WAS LOST. THE PILOT TURNED AND LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT SUSPECTED A MAGNETO PROBLEM FROM MOISTURE CREATING CROSS-FIRING, MISFIRING OR CARBON TRACKS. HE STATED THAT HE ALTERNATED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT TO BOTH MAGNETOS, BUT COULD NOT REGAIN POWER. THE MAGNETOS CHECKED GOOD BEFORE TAKEOFF. ALSO BEFORE THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD SAT OUTSIDE WITHOUT BEING FLOWN FOR 5 DAYS. DURING THAT TIME, THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY RAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DRAINED THE SUMPS BEFORE THE FLIGHT, BUT NOTED NO WATER IN THE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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