# Accident 20170828013699A: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B, Carbondale, IL, August 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2017, 09:06 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6731° N, 89.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6731&lon=-89.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28005-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170828013699A

## Narrative

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

N28005 WAS CRUISING AT 6,700 FT MSL ON A VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM KSDF TO KPWE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPIRENCED PROPELLER SEPARATION FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO KMDH CARBONDALE IL. ENROUTE TO KMDH THE  PILOT REALIZEDTHAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND CHOSE TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA AJACENT TO A PEACH ORCHARD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GLIDE AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITALS VIA AIR LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPIRIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA333), Aug 28, 2017: Gulfstream American AA 5B (N28005), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller due to fatigue as a result of improper installation by unknown maintenance personnel at some point during the life of the propeller.

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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