19981029030919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Scott, AR · October 29, 1998

Date: October 29, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place: Scott, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9956U
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99LA017
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries: 0

N9956URegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2001 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0356 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A

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What happened

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

Acft lost engine power and made an emergency landing in a bean field. (-23) on October 29, 1998, at approximately 099-0930, a gruman asaa, N9956U, registered to cheetah aviation, lost engine power during cruise on a pleasure flight, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot and 2 passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at greenville, Mississippi.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. (-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 099-0930, A GRUMAN ASAA, N9956U, REGISTERED TO CHEETAH AVIATION, LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW99LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportScott, ARThe disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the subsequent fracture of the gear alignment dowel. A factor…Oct 29, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9956U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19780214006579IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · St Petersburg, FLPilot landed long and fast. Pilot turned onto grass to avoid going off the runway end and seawall.Feb 14, 1978 · Minor damage