- Date
- May 9, 1984, 11:46 local (16:46 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Hill, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26320Gulfstream American AA5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840509016549A
- Case key
- 33677
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,intake - failure,totalCause
Engine assembly,valve,intake - fatigueCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine failed. Investigation revealed an exhaust valve had failed and imbedded itself in a spark plug hole. It was determined that this was a fatigue failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26320
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 533
- Airframe hours
- 1,067
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ross And Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1983 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- H20 · Carthage, MO
- Destination
- 31P · Independence, MO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,258 total · 1,085 in this make and model · 1,258 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.