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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Bixby, OK · June 28, 2009

Date
June 28, 2009 · 22:41 local
Place
Bixby, OK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4521L
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total602 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted, and his son privacy data omitted departed from riverside airport (rvs), tulsa Oklahoma towards okmulgee, Oklahoma. At approximately 2,200 feet the aircraft started to stutter together with progressive power and altitude loss. The pilot informed tulsa tower that he will have to return back to rvs immediately. Due to rapid altitude and power loss, consequently the pilot made a decision to land the aircraft into an open field. While attempting to land the pilot struck the aircaft's left and right hand wing leading edges with some fence post, and came to a full stop at approximately 300 feet from the fence. The pilot reported loss of engine power is further being investigated, the privacy data omittedoperator is determined in accomplishing a comprenshensive engine inspection/test and coordinate the findings with this FSDO. Based on inspection outcome, this office will determine further actions required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND HIS SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (RVS), TULSA OKLAHOMA TOWARDS OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STUTTER TOGETHER WITH PROGRESSIVE POWER AND ALTITUDE LOSS. THE PILOT INFORMED TULSA TOWER THAT HE WILL HAVE TO RETURN BACK TO RVS IMMEDIATELY. DUE TO RAPID ALTITUDE AND POWER LOSS, CONSEQUENTLY THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT INTO AN OPEN FIELD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE PILOT STRUCK THE AIRCAFT'S LEFT AND RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGES WITH SOME FENCE POST, AND CAME TO A FULL STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS FURTHER BEING INVESTIGATED, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR IS DETERMINED IN ACCOMPLISHING A COMPRENSHENSIVE ENGINE INSPECTION/TEST AND COORDINATE THE FINDINGS WITH THIS FSDO. BASED ON INSPECTION OUTCOME, THIS OFFICE WILL DETERMINE FURTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED.