19981213039639I

Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Winamac, IN · December 13, 1998

Date: December 13, 1998 · 09:25 local
Place: Winamac, IN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N28590
Reported as: Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 510 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N28590Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0695 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B

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What happened

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

(-5)Aircraft was enroute to greenwood, Indiana, when engine began to run rough and vibrate. Pilot was on flight following with sbn approach an advised sbn of problem with engine. Sbn advised pilot of Winamac airport (rwn) location. Pilot landed aircraft at remote control field near Winamac airport which is used for remote control model r/c airplanes. Pilot stated the the remote control field had a 800 foot paved hard surface runway. Pilot stated the their was no damage to aircraft, or injuies to pilot or passengers. After landing, investigation by pilot reveled that the exhaust valve in the number 3 cyclinder broke off.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO GREENWOOD, INDIANA, WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND VIBRATE. PILOT WAS ON FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH SBN APPROACH AN ADVISED SBN OF PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. SBN ADVISED PILOT OF WINAMAC AIRPORT (RWN) LOCATION. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT REMOTE CONTROL FIELD NEAR WINAMAC AIRPORT WHICH IS USED FOR REMOTE CONTROL MODEL R/C AIRPLANES. PILOT STATED THE THE REMOTE CONTROL FIELD HAD A 800 FOOT PAVED HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE THEIR WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, OR INJUIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS. AFTER LANDING, INVESTIGATION BY PILOT REVELED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER 3 CYCLINDER BROKE OFF.