Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Kistler Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Oakdale, California 95361
Sunday, October 8, 2006 13:16 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
Upon experiencing a total loss of engine power during cruise flight, the pilot made a forced landing during which the airplane overran the runway's departure end and impacted a fence. The pilot reported that during the flight she "heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine - a loud knocking sound. Within just a few seconds, the engine exploded and a rush of oil from the engine compartment flooded the wind screen, obscuring about 90 percent of the forward field of view....The cabin started to fill with smoke from burnt oil," and the propeller stopped rotating. The pilot force landed on a 2,000-foot-long airstrip. Upon exiting the airplane the pilot observed that the top portion of the engine's case was punctured. The pilot had purchased the 1978 model airplane earlier during 2006, and she had possession of its maintenance records. The records indicated that the engine received three (field) overhauls in 1980, 1991, and in 1994. By the accident date, the engine's total time and time since last overhaul was 5,538 and 950 hours, respectively. Examination of the engine found that it had sustained an internal catastrophic mechanical failure, which resulted in a breach of the crankcase at the forward top section. The oil lines were found secure at their respective engine fittings, the crankshaft and respective connecting rods exhibited severe heat distress consistent with lubrication deprivation. The number 1, 2 and 4 connecting rods were displaced from their respective journals. The number 3 connecting rod remained on the journal, which exhibited severe heat distress. The crankshaft and camshaft remained intact. No anomalies were found with the accessory components and gears, or with the lubricating system. The specific event leading to the lubrication deprivation and heat distress was not identified.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A total loss of engine power resulting from lubrication deprivation for undetermined reasons.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/8/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1316 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Oakdale |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 95361 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 375134N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1203319W |
| Event Location Airport | Kistler |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 08CL |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1025 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1253 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 218 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MOD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 97 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 24 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 22525 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Oct 8 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 29 2007 8:02AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Fresno, Ca |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N39ER |
| NTSB Number | LAX07LA004 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Grumman American |
| Aircraft Model | AA-5B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | AA5B0901 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Leigh Carr & Douglas Curry |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. Box 921 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Groveland |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 95321 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Leigh W. Curry |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | San Mateo |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 94402 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | E45 |
| Departure City | Groveland |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1245 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SQL |
| Destination City | San Carlos |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - roll |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 26 2007 2:47PM |
| User who most recently changed record | COOS |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | 2000 |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |