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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Alon A2 · Frazier Park, CA · November 24, 2021

Date: November 24, 2021 · 15:32 local
Place: Frazier Park, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N989T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA050
Reported as: Alon A2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

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.

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 landing location. This caused the aircraft to stall, and bank left at a low altitude, at which point the left wing made contact with the ground. After the initial impact the aircraft bounced and the propeller impacted the ground causing the aircraft to spin around on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

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 LANDING LOCATION. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL, AND BANK LEFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE, AT WHICH POINT THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND ON THE GROUND.

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 WPR22LA050Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFrazier Park, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach for landing which, resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.Nov 24, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N989T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150201001039ICruise/Level Flight · Penn Valley, CAOn 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,…Feb 1, 2015 · No damage