# Accident 19960922040009A: Amtr PT2, Rio Rancho, NM, September 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2694° N, 106.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2694&lon=-106.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822CF-2016-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coursey Richard J PROSTAR PT-2 (registry code 05628A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/coursey-richard-j-prostar-pt-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PT2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 26 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922040009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA396), Sep 22, 1996: Coursey Prostar PT-2 (N822CF), Rio Rancho, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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