Gluff Alan ZENAIR 200 N601AG

Summary

On 4 November 2007 at about 13:30 local time, a Gluff Alan ZENAIR 200 registered N601AG was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 November 2007 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenwood, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Gluff Alan ZENAIR 200

Registration

N601AG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenwood → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA034

1 person had minor injuries.

The total loss of engine power due to a lubricating system leak for undetermined reasons which resulted in engine seizure, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Contributing factors were the plowed field and the nose gear failure which resulted in the nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot reported that during climb out smoke began coming into the cockpit, the engine lost power, the oil pressure dropped to zero, and then the engine seized. The pilot attempted a landing in a plowed field, during which the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane "flipped over on its back." Oil was found on the bottom of the airplane's fuselage during subsequent examination. The examination failed to reveal the source of the oil leak. The airplane had accumulated 0.6 hours of flight time since having undergone an annual condition inspection performed by the pilot/builder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.