# Incident 20050930030939I: Amrgen AA5B, Galesburg, IL, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930030939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA^ - AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 4700 FEET WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING TYPICAL RPM'S. THE PILOT THEN NOTED THE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND THE OIL PRESSURE FALLING. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT TO GALESBURG, ILLINOIS WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF THE GALESBURG AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, NOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N23JK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240711012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240711012419A), Jul 11, 2024: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N23JK), Camdenton, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that upon brake release and applying full power for take-off, her seat slid all the way back to the "full back" position. The pilot was…
- [Incident 19800101011239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800101011239I), Jan 1, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N23JK), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into water filled chuck hole. Nose wheel strut collapsed, damaging propeller.

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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