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Incident

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Wagoner, OK · July 14, 2003

Date: July 14, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Wagoner, OK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4553L
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 906 total6 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N4553LRegistered now · Gulfstream American AA-5BS/N AA5B1206 Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5B

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he departed riverside (rvs) at 0930 on 07/14/2003. One hour into the local flight pilot contacted tulsa tower and was given clearance through their airspace back to rvs. At that point aircraft started running rough and pilot started emergency procedures. The loss of power caused the aircraft to not be able to maintain its altitude, therefore, the pilot during the emergency descended below radio communication levels. At this point the pilot chose to land the aircraft in an open area of a sod farm between bixby and haskell, Oklahoma, located in Wagoner county. The pilot then called riverside tower to report the incident. On 07/15/2003 the pilot, who is also an A&P mechanic, traveled back to the aircraft and ground ran it, and determined the aircraft safe to fly from the field to rvs. Trouble shooting the engine showed a bad mag condition, and both mags were replaced. Aircraft is to be test flown in the traffic pattern to determine proper engine operation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED RIVERSIDE (RVS) AT 0930 ON 07/14/2003. ONE HOUR INTO THE LOCAL FLIGHT PILOT CONTACTED TULSA TOWER AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE BACK TO RVS. AT THAT POINT AIRCRAFT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND PILOT STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE LOSS OF POWER CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS ALTITUDE, THEREFORE, THE PILOT DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENDED BELOW RADIO COMMUNICATION LEVELS. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN AREA OF A SOD FARM BETWEEN BIXBY AND HASKELL, OKLAHOMA, LOCATED IN WAGONER COUNTY. THE PILOT THEN CALLED RIVERSIDE TOWER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. ON 07/15/2003 THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO AN A&P MECHANIC, TRAVELED BACK TO THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND RAN IT, AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT SAFE TO FLY FROM THE FIELD TO RVS. TROUBLE SHOOTING THE ENGINE SHOWED A BAD MAG CONDITION, AND BOTH MAGS WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT IS TO BE TEST FLOWN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO DETERMINE PROPER ENGINE OPERATION.