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FAA accident report · Emigh TROJAN A-2 · Brentwood, CA · April 22, 2000

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Date
April 22, 2000 · 14:00 local
Place
Brentwood, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8324H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00FA170
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N8324HRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Emigh TROJAN A-2S/N 27 · Built 1948Airframe modelEmigh TROJAN A-2Engine modelContinental C85 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)A/c impacted ground in a northward direction. The a/c landed flat with litte or no forward motion. This is evident because the debris pattern and a metal spike that penetrated the wing leaving a small hole in the wing with little deformation or tearing that would have been presenting with forward a/c momentum. The engine was not turning when the a/c impacted the ground. This was evident because the propeller showed not tip damage and damage to the trailing edges and a straight rearward bending of the lower blade, little rearward bending of the upper blade. Engine examination is pending. Witness statements say the a/c was "sputtering" as it descended, banked right, banded right again appearing to attempt a landing in a open field. In the middle of a final 180 degree turn, at 60 to 70 feet AGL, the a/c turned to the left (final northward direction) and nosed over, falling to impact at about a 45 degree attitude, nose down. An explosion and fire immediately followed and burned out in about 10 minutes. 2 occupants fatal at scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C IMPACTED GROUND IN A NORTHWARD DIRECTION. THE A/C LANDED FLAT WITH LITTE OR NO FORWARD MOTION. THIS IS EVIDENT BECAUSE THE DEBRIS PATTERN AND A METAL SPIKE THAT PENETRATED THE WING LEAVING A SMALL HOLE IN THE WING WITH LITTLE DEFORMATION OR TEARING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENTING WITH FORWARD A/C MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE WAS NOT TURNING WHEN THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND. THIS WAS EVIDENT BECAUSE THE PROPELLER SHOWED NOT TIP DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGES AND A STRAIGHT REARWARD BENDING OF THE LOWER BLADE, LITTLE REARWARD BENDING OF THE UPPER BLADE. ENGINE EXAMINATION IS PENDING. WITNESS STATEMENTS SAY THE A/C WAS "SPUTTERING" AS IT DESCENDED, BANKED RIGHT, BANDED RIGHT AGAIN APPEARING TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A OPEN FIELD. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FINAL 180 DEGREE TURN, AT 60 TO 70 FEET AGL, THE A/C TURNED TO THE LEFT (FINAL NORTHWARD DIRECTION) AND NOSED OVER, FALLING TO IMPACT AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ATTITUDE, NOSE DOWN. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED AND BURNED OUT IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. 2 OCCUPANTS FATAL AT SCENE.

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 LAX00FA170Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBrentwood, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.Apr 22, 2000 · Destroyed