19990220041559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5A · Lexington, SC · February 20, 1999

Date: February 20, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: Lexington, SC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26360
Reported as: Amrgen AA5A
Reported engine: Lycoming O360E2G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 185 total185 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N26360Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0543 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On febuary 20, 1999,privacy data omittedthe pilo/owner of Grumman AA-5A, N26360, departed the newberry county airport, SC, for a flight to columbia (cae), SC. After 20 minutes of flight, at 3000 feet, the pilot reported that the engine abruptly quit. He followed emergency procedures but the engine did not respond. At 1000 feet he determined that he was unable to m ake the airport and performed an emergency landing in a freshly plowed field. Upon landing, the nose gear and right main gear broke off of the aircraft. The pilot was rhw sole occupant and was not injuried. The aircraft s ustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBUARY 20, 1999,^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^THE PILO/OWNER OF GRUMMAN AA-5A, N26360, DEPARTED THE NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT, SC, FOR A FLIGHT TO COLUMBIA (CAE), SC. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AT 3000 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT. HE FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AT 1000 FEET HE DETERMINED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO M AKE THE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS RHW SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURIED. THE AIRCRAFT S USTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.