Grumman AA-5B N28815

Summary

On 25 February 1995 at about 15:29 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28815 was involved in an accident near Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 February 1995 at 15:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.6607, -80.4809

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5B

Registration

N28815

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gold Hill → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95LA055

Nobody was injured.

THE SEPARATION OF THE OIL LINE TO THE OIL COOLER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE.

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THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, HE SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. A SCAN OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION, SALISBURY; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEIZED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OIL LINE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL COOLER TO THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FITTING AT THE ENGINE. THE OIL LINE HAD BEEN REPLACED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 14 HOURS SINCE THE OIL LINE WAS CHANGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.