- Date
- July 29, 1984, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Grants, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81JDDemick James A Rand KR2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840729035899A
- Case key
- 16248
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Analysis
The acft was landed dead stick on a black-top road after the eng lost oil press due to a large leak in an oil seal during cruise flt. During the lndg the left wg hit a sign post alongside a bridge and the wing tip plus the alieron were sheared off. The resulting swerving side loads and bounces failed the main lndg gear. The eng had seized due to loss of oil. The plt said he kept it running at minimum oil pressure until it started vibrating & knocking to clear a major interstate hiway (I-40).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81JD
- Reported as
- Demick James A Rand KR2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- D18
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1834, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James A. Demick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 9, 1984
- Departed
- GNT · Grants, NM
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- GNT · Grants
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,138 total · 182 in this make and model · 1,582 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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