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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Univar 415-C · Mammoth, AZ · May 15, 2009

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Date
May 15, 2009 · 11:40 local
Place
Mammoth, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2339H
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA251
Reported as
Univar 415C
Reported engine
Continental C85*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total32 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N2339HRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2012 · Engineering & Research 415-CS/N 2964 · Built 1946Airframe modelEngineering & Research 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The student pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was conducting a part 91 VFR cross country flight from punkin center, AZ to san manuel airport, san manuel, AZ (E77). The pilot stated the he experienced a sudden loss of engine power while in cruse flight at 9500 MSL. The pilot stated that he accomplished the emergency checklist, established best glide speed and selected and abandoned dirt runway "ag strip" as an emergency landing site. The pilot stated that he attempted an engine re-start and was unsuccessful. During the off-airport emergency landing, the pilot stated that the aircraft landed hard and sustained substantial damage. FAA investigators accomplished a visual inspecton of the aircraft on may 19, 2009. Investigators observed evidence of ductile overload to the wings, spinner, and nose section of the fuselage consistent with impacting rough terrain and desert vegatation. The wing fuel tanks were observed to be empty. The fuselage fuel tank was visually inspected and observed to be intact and empty. The fuel lines from the fuselage fuel tank to the fuel sediment bowl/strainer were visually observed to be intact. The sediment bowl was observed to be full of a blue colored fluid.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PUNKIN CENTER, AZ TO SAN MANUEL AIRPORT, SAN MANUEL, AZ (E77). THE PILOT STATED THE HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUSE FLIGHT AT 9500 MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE SPEED AND SELECTED AND ABANDONED DIRT RUNWAY "AG STRIP" AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RE-START AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FAA INVESTIGATORS ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTON OF THE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 19, 2009. INVESTIGATORS OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF DUCTILE OVERLOAD TO THE WINGS, SPINNER, AND NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING ROUGH TERRAIN AND DESERT VEGATATION. THE WING FUEL TANKS WERE OBSERVED TO BE EMPTY. THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND OBSERVED TO BE INTACT AND EMPTY. THE FUEL LINES FROM THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL SEDIMENT BOWL/STRAINER WERE VISUALLY OBSERVED TO BE INTACT. THE SEDIMENT BOWL WAS OBSERVED TO BE FULL OF A BLUE COLORED FLUID.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Manuel, AZA loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.May 15, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2339H · 1

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

Accident 19741215041989AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Shirley, NYStruck auto drg emgcy ldg on expressway.Dec 15, 1974 · Substantial damage