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FAA incident report · Aero Vodochody L39C · Abbeville, LA · January 19, 2024

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Date
January 19, 2024 · 13:20 local
Place
Abbeville, LA
Airport
Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N939CM
Reported as
Aero Vodochody L39C
Reported engine
Ivchenko AI-25TL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total
N939CMRegistered now · Aero Vodochody L39CS/N 135237 · Built 1991Airframe modelAero Vodochody L39CEngine modelIvchenko AI-25TLTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Consistent with the initial notification from klft ATC facility, the pilot reported: aircraft showed no signs of abnormality on start-up, ground taxi or departure, upon reaching approx 12,000FT from departing klft I heard a grinding noise and asked privacy data omitted if he heard it also, simultaneously the oil pressure was dropping fast to 0 and within hearing the noise to engine sudden stoppage was less than 5 seconds. After the sudden stoppage we declared the emergency over the frequency, established a glide profile towards Abbeville airport kiya rwy 34, conducted the emergency aircraft procedures required for a no engine landing into

Abbeville (emergency gear extend & flaps, engine secure) and establish communication/intention in kiya.

Successful landing was made in kiya with no damage to the aircraft or airport property, the local FBO towed the aircraft off the runway within 45 minutes. The aircraft is currently stored at the local hangar in kiya waiting for the maintenance provider to go and assess the aircraft and find a conclusion to the source of the failure. At this time, I do not know what was the cause of the sudden stoppage, but will provide the info soon as I receive it.

As the FAA filed it

CONSISTENT WITH THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION FROM KLFT ATC FACILITY, THE PILOT REPORTED: AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ABNORMALITY ON START-UP, GROUND TAXI OR DEPARTURE, UPON REACHING APPROX 12,000FT FROM DEPARTING KLFT I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IF HE HEARD IT ALSO, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING FAST TO 0 AND WITHIN HEARING THE NOISE TO ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE WAS LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. AFTER THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE WE DECLARED THE EMERGENCY OVER THE FREQUENCY, ESTABLISHED A GLIDE PROFILE TOWARDS ABBEVILLE AIRPORT KIYA RWY 34, CONDUCTED THE EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR A NO ENGINE LANDING INTO

ABBEVILLE (EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND & FLAPS, ENGINE SECURE) AND ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION/INTENTION IN KIYA.

SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KIYA WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT PROPERTY, THE LOCAL FBO TOWED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY WITHIN 45 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STORED AT THE LOCAL HANGAR IN KIYA WAITING FOR THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TO GO AND ASSESS THE AIRCRAFT AND FIND A CONCLUSION TO THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE, BUT WILL PROVIDE THE INFO SOON AS I RECEIVE IT.