- Date
- May 14, 1988, 18:26 local (May 15, 1988, 01:26 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9601LGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880514022869A
- Case key
- 26003
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a post maintenance test flight prior to sign off of an annual inspection, the engine quit and the pilot performed a forced landing in a mud field colliding with a dike. Examination of the engine revealed that a fuel pressure line had disconnected from a 't' fitting at the carburetor causing fuel starvation. Examination of the records at the maintenance facility revealed that the fuel line had been replaced during the annual inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9601L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B0183
- Airframe hours
- 2,134
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Trans Bay Airways Corporation
- Registered owner
- Bridges, Cecil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SQL
- Destination
- SQL
- Airport
- SQL · San Carlos, runway 30, 2,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 361 total · 3 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SQL
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 N9601L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.