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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PT2 · Rio Rancho, NM · September 22, 1996

Date: September 22, 1996 · 14:45 local
Place: Rio Rancho, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N822CF
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA396
Reported as: Amtr PT2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 101 total26 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N822CFRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2016 · Coursey Richard J PROSTAR PT-2S/N PT-1179 Airframe modelCoursey Richard J PROSTAR PT-2

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What happened

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

Local flight. Lost oil pressure. Tried land on road. Blocked by pickup. Swerved. Ground looped. Oil cooler cracked. (-23) due to loss of oil pressure the engine was shut down and an emergency landing executed on a paved country road. The pilot swerved to miss an automobile causing the wing to hit a hwy sign. The damage is substantial. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

LOCAL FLIGHT. LOST OIL PRESSURE. TRIED LAND ON ROAD. BLOCKED BY PICKUP. SWERVED. GROUND LOOPED. OIL COOLER CRACKED. (-23) DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING EXECUTED ON A PAVED COUNTRY ROAD. THE PILOT SWERVED TO MISS AN AUTOMOBILE CAUSING THE WING TO HIT A HWY SIGN. THE DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA396Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRio Rancho, NMfatigue failure of the engine oil cooler coil, which resulted in an oil leak, oil starvation, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the proximity of a truck on the highway and soft terrain that was…Sep 22, 1996 · Substantial damage