# Incident 20150201001039I: Alon A2, Penn Valley, CA, February 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2015, 13:50 local time
- Place: Penn Valley, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1953° N, 121.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penn Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1953&lon=-121.1942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989T-2023-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150201001039I

## Narrative

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

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COMMENTS: A SEARCH IN THE FAA?S DATABASES DISCLOSED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED ON DECEMBER 1, 2014.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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- [Accident 20211124021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124021979A), Nov 24, 2021: Alon A2 (N989T), Frazier Park, CA, Substantial damage. Due to unexpected low fuel level indication, the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field. On approach the pilot kept the airspeed slow due to…

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