# Accident 20031008031199A: Amrgen AA1, Bartow, FL, October 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2003, 12:20 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9478° N, 81.7781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9478&lon=-81.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5668L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5668L-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031008031199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST PERFORMED AN ENGINE OIL CHANGE AT BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUT HE FAILED TO ADD NEW OIL. HE DEPARTED BARTOW WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BARTOW, HIS ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SHEFFIELD ROAD. ALL WAS GOING WELL UNTIL THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS GLIDE TO AVOID AN AUTOMOBILE WHICH PULLED ONTO SHEFFIELD ROAD FROM A SIDE STREET. WHEN THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK A MAILBOX; SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ROAD MADE A SIGNIFICANT CURVE TO THE LEFT. THE PLANE WAS MOVING TOO FAST TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE; IT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A STAND OF TREES, WHICH DAMAGED THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND ENGINE COWLING. POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION SHOWED THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TO BE DRY. DURING INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE ADMITTED HE FORGOT TO ADD OIL. THE PILOT ALSO ADMITTED THAT HE DID NOT POSSESS A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND DURING THE PAST 90 DAYS, HE'S BEEN FLYING ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THE PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT PHYSICAL WAS PERFORMED 08/19/1996, BUT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS NOT ISSUED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA04CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA001), Oct 8, 2003: American General AA-1 (N5668L), Bartow, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation. Also causal was the pilot's improper maintenance.

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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