GRANTS, NM, USA
N81JD
DEMICK JAMES A RAND KR2
THE ACFT WAS LANDED DEAD STICK ON A BLACK-TOP ROAD AFTER THE ENG LOST OIL PRESS DUE TO A LARGE LEAK IN AN OIL SEAL DURING CRUISE FLT. DURING THE LNDG THE LEFT WG HIT A SIGN POST ALONGSIDE A BRIDGE AND THE WING TIP PLUS THE ALIERON WERE SHEARED OFF. THE RESULTING SWERVING SIDE LOADS AND BOUNCES FAILED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR. THE ENG HAD SEIZED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. THE PLT SAID HE KEPT IT RUNNING AT MINIMUM OIL PRESSURE UNTIL IT STARTED VIBRATING & KNOCKING TO CLEAR A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIWAY (I-40).
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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