# Incident 20020921024959I: Amrgen AA5B, Salinas, CA, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 120 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921024959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N45315 GRUMMAN AA-5B LOST POWER IN FLIGHT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINAS CA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL TIME ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2002. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT HURT AND N45315 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ENGINE POWER LOSS POSSIBLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE FUEL SOURCE.

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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