# Accident 20060902017879A: Mcnabb JAVELINBUSHM, Delta Junction, AK, September 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2006, 20:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Delta Junction Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0501° N, 145.7225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA JUNCTION (D66), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0501&lon=-145.7225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5090F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5090F-2009-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcnabb Adam JAVELIN BUSHMASTER (registry code 05621QR, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcnabb-adam-javelin-bushmaster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCNABB JAVELINBUSHM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902017879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 09-02-06, N5090F WAS TURNING LEFT BASE TO THE DELTA JCT. AIRPORT WHEN HIS ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 9-2-06, N5090F WAS TURNING LEFT BASE TO THE DELTA JCT. WHEN HE TURNED ON HIS LANDING LIGHT. SOON AFTER, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT CRASHED INTO SOME SMALL TREES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WERE 5 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ON. A MAINTENANCE WITNESS THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF EARLIER STATED THE ENGINE HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC IGNITION IN IT AND IF THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED DOWN, TURNING ON THE LANDING LIGHT COULD CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION TO FAIL. THE PILOT HAD LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE PILOT HAD DETACHED HIS SHOULDER HARNESS HALFWAY INTO THE FLIGHT IN ORDER TO CHECK HIS FUEL SELECTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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