19991001041579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA5A · Lizella, GA · October 1, 1999

Date: October 1, 1999 · 11:45 local
Place: Lizella, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27163
Reported as: Amrgen AA5A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,992 total1,615 in this make and model18 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.

(-23) While in flight, pilot noted that the engine rpm's began to drop. The pilot applied more power, but engine RPM continued to drop. He then noted that the oil gauge read "0". The pilot then contacted macon approach by radio to inform then that he intended to return to the macon airport. Before he could make it back to the airport, the aircraft engine seized. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a pasture. There were no injuries rerlated to the incident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE IN FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO DROP. THE PILOT APPLIED MORE POWER, BUT ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DROP. HE THEN NOTED THAT THE OIL GAUGE READ "0". THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED MACON APPROACH BY RADIO TO INFORM THEN THAT HE INTENDED TO RETURN TO THE MACON AIRPORT. BEFORE HE COULD MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES RERLATED TO THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^