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Incident

FAA incident report · Yaklev YAK11 · Livermore, CA · April 11, 1997

Date
April 11, 1997 · 17:15 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1157H
Reported as
Yaklev YAK11
Reported engine
Allison 250B17B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total3 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: after take-off and subsequent level-off for test flight of experimental class yakovlev 9, the PIC noted oil pressure starting to drop off. PIC reported throttle back and made precautionary landing at the first uninhabited flat terrain area, an empty field. No injuries to sole occupant and no property damage. It was noted that there was scratch on the left landing gear door, but it could not be confirmed that it was a result of this landing. No other damage to aircraft was noted. Upon teardown and investigation the mechanic discovered a broken oil cooler line fitting flange. This flange is manufactured as a part of the oil cooler. The mechanic submitted a malfunction and defect (m&d) report and forwarded to AFS-643.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE-OFF AND SUBSEQUENT LEVEL-OFF FOR TEST FLIGHT OF EXPERIMENTAL CLASS YAKOVLEV 9, THE PIC NOTED OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DROP OFF. PIC REPORTED THROTTLE BACK AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE FIRST UNINHABITED FLAT TERRAIN AREA, AN EMPTY FIELD. NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS SCRATCH ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR, BUT IT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF THIS LANDING. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. UPON TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATION THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A BROKEN OIL COOLER LINE FITTING FLANGE. THIS FLANGE IS MANUFACTURED AS A PART OF THE OIL COOLER. THE MECHANIC SUBMITTED A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT (M&D) REPORT AND FORWARDED TO AFS-643.