- Date
- May 29, 1983, 21:52 local (May 30, 1983, 02:52 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9284LGulfstream American AA1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830529023049A
- Case key
- 33414
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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
Prior to the flt to Wichita, the plt received a local night checkout with a CFI at olathe. The flt then departed olthe a 2030. As the plt began his descent for a landing at witchita mid-continent arpt the eng quit. He was given a vector tocol. James jabara arpt. When it appeared he would not reach rwy 2 the plt selected a road for the forced landing. The acft stalled & landed hard on the road as the plt attempted to land between motor vehicles. The left fuel tank was foundempty & displayed no evidence of leakage. The right tank was ruptured & leaking fuel. The left fuel tank was selected when the eng was initially started & used continuously throughout the flts. The plt stated he did not attempt to restartthe eng after it quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9284L
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L10619-15
- Airframe hours
- 1,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George I. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1982 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Destination
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- 3KM · Col. James Jabara, runway 36, 2,800 × 40 ft
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 107 in this make and model · 76 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.