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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-1A · Los Angeles, CA · November 21, 2007

Date: November 21, 2007 · 16:10 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Whiteman
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9490L
Reported as: Amrgen AA1A
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 770 total10 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

N9490LRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0290 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was on short final. About 300 feet AGL, the student noticed the engine at 300 RPM. He added throttle with no response from the engine. The student pilot called no power, then the flight instructor took control of the aircraft. The flight instructor pulled back on the yoke to avoid hitting trees. Once clear of the trees the flight instructor pushed forward on the yoke. About 50 feet AGL, the instructor pulled back again on the yoke to avoid nose impact with ground. The stall warning sounded, then the aircraft contacted runway 30 bouncing hard then stopping on the right side of the runway. FAA inspector witnessed engine run on 11/23/2007. Engine run up was normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, THE STUDENT NOTICED THE ENGINE AT 300 RPM. HE ADDED THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE STUDENT PILOT CALLED NO POWER, THEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO AVOID HITTING TREES. ONCE CLEAR OF THE TREES THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE. ABOUT 50 FEET AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK AGAIN ON THE YOKE TO AVOID NOSE IMPACT WITH GROUND. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED, THEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY 30 BOUNCING HARD THEN STOPPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FAA INSPECTOR WITNESSED ENGINE RUN ON 11/23/2007. ENGINE RUN UP WAS NORMAL.