19980727043139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Tampico, IL · July 27, 1998

Date
July 27, 1998 · 17:55 local
Place
Tampico, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1931T
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
575 total350 in this make and model45 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.

(-5)In cruise flight pilot noticed engine oil pressure fluctuate, then dropped to zero. Engine hesitated and seized. Pilot made an emergency landing in a soy bean field without injuries or damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)IN CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATE, THEN DROPPED TO ZERO. ENGINE HESITATED AND SEIZED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD WITHOUT INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.