# Incident 20240922016459I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Livermore, CA, September 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2024, 19:10 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8862L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8862L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240922016459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT IN FUEL PLANNING AND RAN OUT OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP PRODUCING POWER. LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DURING TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL. PILOT IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING AND GLIDED TO A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY, LANDING WITHOUT ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE. HE STATED HE HAD 6 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LANDING IN THE EMPTY AG FIELD. HE HAS SINCE DONE ADDITIONAL TRAINING WITH HIS CFI. OPERATIONS INSPECTOR DETERMINED NO CFR'S WERE VIOLATED. PILOT HAS NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, OR ENFORCEMENTS. COMPLIANCE ACTION (COUNSELING) COMPLETED.

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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