- Date
- September 22, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N26171Grumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820922049909A
- Case key
- 72879
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that he made several touch-and-go landings without incident, when the engine started "cutting out" on final approach. He reported that carburetor heat was not applied until after the power loss began. He was unable to restore power and elected to make a forced landing in a pasture. After maneuvering to avoid a fence and a road, the landing gear shear off during a crash landing and the plane slid to a stop. The engine was removed and examined, but no mechanical reason for a power loss was found. During a subsequent test run, the engine operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26171
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0463
- Airframe hours
- 2,841
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rivair Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Rivair Flying Service, Inc.
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Airport
- RVS · R.L. Jones Airport, runway 18, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RVS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N26171 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.