19940109002139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld 24 C8C · Crystal Cove St, CA · January 9, 1994

Date: January 9, 1994 · 14:37 local
Place: Crystal Cove St, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14794
Reported as: Frchld 24C8C
Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB165
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total20 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N14794Registered now · Fairchild 24 C8CS/N 2666 Airframe modelFairchild 24 C8C Engine modelWarner SS40&50Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: departed santa monica, CA (smo) airport approx 1330 hours VFR enroute oceanside, CA. (Ocn) approx 25-30 miles from destination cruising at 1000'MSL engine started losing power then shaking and finally stopped. Made emergency landing on beach at Crystal Cove state park, orange county California (north of laguna beach). Landing normal during rollout hit soft spot in sand sheared landing gear and broke engine mount. No injuries. Investigation: fuel tanks almost full-fuel at carb. Oil in tank. No visible outward signs of engine-failure. No structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED SANTA MONICA, CA (SMO) AIRPORT APPROX 1330 HOURS VFR ENROUTE OCEANSIDE, CA. (OCN) APPROX 25-30 MILES FROM DESTINATION CRUISING AT 1000'MSL ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER THEN SHAKING AND FINALLY STOPPED. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON BEACH AT CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK, ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA (NORTH OF LAGUNA BEACH). LANDING NORMAL DURING ROLLOUT HIT SOFT SPOT IN SAND SHEARED LANDING GEAR AND BROKE ENGINE MOUNT. NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION: FUEL TANKS ALMOST FULL-FUEL AT CARB. OIL IN TANK. NO VISIBLE OUTWARD SIGNS OF ENGINE-FAILURE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.