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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Weber Barry Q GPA-2 · Brentwood, CA · August 1, 2013

Date: August 1, 2013 · 09:45 local
Place: Brentwood, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N199BW
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13LA353
Reported as: Weber Barry Q GPA-2
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,850 total170 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N199BWRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Weber Barry Q GPA-2S/N 2001 · Built 1993 Airframe modelWeber Barry Q GPA-2 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft took off from livermore, CA. And at cruise of 4500', engine began losing power, RPM dropped, pilot placed fuel control to full rich and throttled back, then programmed GPS for byron airport but did not have enough altitude to make that airport.

Pilot decided to performed emergency landing on dirt roads next to corn field, but then noticed powerlines, made 180 degree turn and could not get aircraft lined up with dirt road.

Aircraft touched down on dirt road and bounced into corn field. Aircraft destroyed and pilot was able to walk away with bruised right knee.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LIVERMORE, CA. AND AT CRUISE OF 4500', ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER, RPM DROPPED, PILOT PLACED FUEL CONTROL TO FULL RICH AND THROTTLED BACK, THEN PROGRAMMED GPS FOR BYRON AIRPORT BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THAT AIRPORT.

PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON DIRT ROADS NEXT TO CORN FIELD, BUT THEN NOTICED POWERLINES, MADE 180 DEGREE TURN AND COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT LINED UP WITH DIRT ROAD.

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON DIRT ROAD AND BOUNCED INTO CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.

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 WPR13LA353Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrentwood, CAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Aug 1, 2013 · Substantial damage