# Incident 20240119001199I: Aero Vodochody L39C, Abbeville, LA, January 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2024, 13:20 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9758° N, 92.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEML (IYA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9758&lon=-92.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N939CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AI-25TL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240119001199I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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