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FAA accident report · Namer T-28C · Kingman, AZ · April 8, 2008

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Date
April 8, 2008 · 07:30 local
Place
Kingman, AZ
Airport
Kingman
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9022N
Reported as
Namer T28C
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182086B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9022NRegistered now · North American T-28CS/N 140666 · Built 1956Airframe modelNorth American T-28CEngine modelLycoming R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 11, 2008, about 0720 mountain standard time, a north American T-28C, N9022N, experienced a total loss of engine power while cruising about 5 miles east-southeast of the Kingman Airport, Kingman, Arizona. The pilot made a forced landing on open, rocky, desert terrain, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot was not injured, and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 and it originated from Kingman about 0700. The pilot reported that while cruising about 5,000 feet mean sea level (about 1,000 feet above ground level) the engine started running rough. The pilot checked the engine gauges and observed that the oil pressure was decreasing and the oil temperature was "maxing out." According to the pilot, the engine then lost power and he made an intentional gear up landing because the tricycle gear airplane likely would have nosed over during rollout on the soft terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2008, ABOUT 0720 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28C, N9022N, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE CRUISING ABOUT 5 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE KINGMAN AIRPORT, KINGMAN, ARIZONA. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON OPEN, ROCKY, DESERT TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AND IT ORIGINATED FROM KINGMAN ABOUT 0700. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING ABOUT 5,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (ABOUT 1,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT CHECKED THE ENGINE GAUGES AND OBSERVED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECREASING AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS "MAXING OUT." ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE THEN LOST POWER AND HE MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING BECAUSE THE TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE LIKELY WOULD HAVE NOSED OVER DURING ROLLOUT ON THE SOFT TERRAIN.