- Date
- July 10, 1992, 20:15 local (Jul 11, 1992, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Soledad, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28410Grumman AA5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920710027549A
- Case key
- 27685
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After approximately one hour and fifteen minutes into a cross country flight the pilot observed the engine oil pressure decreasing. He elected to make a precautionary landing on a highway. When the aircraft turned onto the final approach the engine lost power and the aircraft's right wing collided with a tree. The aircraft then struck the road in a nose-down attitude, collapsing the nose and left main landing gears. Examination of the engine failed to disclose any preexisting malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28410
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0801
- Airframe hours
- 1,664
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Advanced Aero Dynamics & Struc
- Registered owner
- Advanced Aero Dynamics & Struc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1992 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- BUR · Burbank, CA
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 321 total · 5 in this make and model · 256 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.