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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Alon A2 · Penn Valley, CA · February 1, 2015

Date: February 1, 2015 · 13:50 local
Place: Penn Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N989T
Reported as: Alon A2
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N989TRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2023 · Alon A2S/N A-87 Airframe modelAlon A2 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On February 1, 2015, around 1350 PST, N989T, an Alon-A2 aircraft, landed on a grass field adjacent to highway 20 near cattle drive in Penn Valley, CA. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for this flight, which originated from willow-glenn county airport (wlw), willows, CA, en route to cameron airpark (O61), cameron park, CA.

privacy data omitted Was identified by a California highway patrol officer as the pilot in command of the incident aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated that he made an emergency landing because he was running low on fuel.

A woman, who witnessed the incident, stated that the aircraft flew 20 to 30 feet directly over her husband?s head before it landed in the dirt area.

Comments: a search in the FAA?s databases disclosed that privacy data omitted student pilot certificate was revoked on December 1, 2014.

This report may be revised with additional evidence.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015, AROUND 1350 PST, N989T, AN ALON-A2 AIRCRAFT, LANDED ON A GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 20 NEAR CATTLE DRIVE IN PENN VALLEY, CA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM WILLOW-GLENN COUNTY AIRPORT (WLW), WILLOWS, CA, EN ROUTE TO CAMERON AIRPARK (O61), CAMERON PARK, CA.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IDENTIFIED BY A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE HE WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL.

A WOMAN, WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW 20 TO 30 FEET DIRECTLY OVER HER HUSBAND?S HEAD BEFORE IT LANDED IN THE DIRT AREA.

COMMENTS: A SEARCH IN THE FAA?S DATABASES DISCLOSED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED ON DECEMBER 1, 2014.

THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

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