19960227003169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr THORPT18 · Grantsville, UT · February 27, 1996

Date
February 27, 1996 · 17:20 local
Place
Grantsville, UT
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24WN
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA96LA065
Reported as
Amtr THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,930 total429 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low oil pressure, elected to make emergency landing on service road, hit powerline, crashed. (.4)the pilot reported that while flying at 600 feet above ground level, he noticed that there was no oil pressure indication. He attempted a precautionary landing to a paved road, but had to initiate a go-around because of a truck on the road. During the go-around, the airplane collided with a power line that was approximately 100 feet AGL. The airplane was unable to maintain flight and subsequently collided with the terrain.

As the FAA filed it

LOW OIL PRESSURE, ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON SERVICE ROAD, HIT POWERLINE, CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. HE ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A PAVED ROAD, BUT HAD TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND BECAUSE OF A TRUCK ON THE ROAD. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL. THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N24WN · 1

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