# Incident 20090913018439I: Gulstm G44A, Ravendale, CA, September 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ravendale, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7985° N, 120.3652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravendale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7985&lon=-120.3652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,200 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913018439I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW.  THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND THE PILOT DIVERTED TOWARD THE NEAREST AIRPORT AT RAVENDALE, CA (O39), SEVERAL MILES AWAY.  WHILE ENROUTE, THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER BEGAN TO AUTOFEATHER.  THE PILOT FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND STARTED PUMPING THE LANDNG GEAR DOWN.  THE PILOT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND THE GEAR UNLOCKED, CAUSING GRAVEL ABRASIONS TO THE KEEL STRIP.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A FRANGIBLE ROAD SIGN, CAUSING NONSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE SKIN.

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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