# Accident 20211124021979A: Alon A2, Frazier Park, CA, November 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2021, 15:32 local time
- Place: Frazier Park, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8182° N, 118.9444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8182&lon=-118.9444&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124021979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA050), Nov 24, 2021: Alon A2 (N989T), Frazier Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach for landing which, resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N989T (1)

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

- [Incident 20150201001039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150201001039I), Feb 1, 2015: Alon A2 (N989T), Penn Valley, CA, No damage. 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…

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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