What happened
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Oil pressure fluctuation. Oil leak. Shut down rt engine pilot failed to feather prop or use flaps for landing. (-23) on December 30, 1997, at 1100 MST, a Cessna 310R owned by bennie duran landed 75 feet short of runway 31 at Grants-Milan airport, Grants, new Mexico following the loss of right engine oil, and subsequent in-flight shut down, during a pleasure flight. No flight plan was filed and VFR conditions prevailed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the owner/pilot and three passengers were uninjured. The pilot holds a private certificate with single and multi-engine land ratings. The flight originated in los lunas, NM at 1040 MST on December 30, 1997. (.4)the pilot serviced the right engine with oil prior to departure. While in flight, oil was observed coming from the rear of the right engine. The pilot feathered the right engine; however, the aircraft was not able to maintain altitude, and he brought the right engine back on line. Prior to landing, the pilot lowered the landing gear and feathered the propeller. The right engine stopped at approximately 100 feet short of the approach end of the runway and the aircraft stalled approximately 15 feet above the ground. The aircraft dropped suddenly, then impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector revealed that the oil cap was not properly secured on the right engine. As a result, oil was being siphoned from the oil filler tube.
As the FAA filed it
OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. OIL LEAK. SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE PILOT FAILED TO FEATHER PROP OR USE FLAPS FOR LANDING. (-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 1997, AT 1100 MST, A CESSNA 310R OWNED BY BENNIE DURAN LANDED 75 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT GRANTS-MILAN AIRPORT, GRANTS, NEW MEXICO FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE OIL, AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN, DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE OWNER/PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE AND MULTI-ENGINE LAND RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LOS LUNAS, NM AT 1040 MST ON DECEMBER 30, 1997. (.4)THE PILOT SERVICED THE RIGHT ENGINE WITH OIL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. WHILE IN FLIGHT, OIL WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND HE BROUGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE BACK ON LINE. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT ENGINE STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED SUDDENLY, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE OIL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. AS A RESULT, OIL WAS BEING SIPHONED FROM THE OIL FILLER TUBE.
NTSB investigation
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