# Accident 20000422009619A: Emigh TROJAN A-2, Brentwood, CA, April 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8508° N, 121.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8508&lon=-121.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8324H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8324H-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emigh TROJAN A-2 (registry code 3270102, https://openairdocs.org/model/emigh-trojan-a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422009619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA170), Apr 22, 2000: Emigh Trojan A2 (N8324H), Brentwood, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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