# Incident 19980225004999I: Beech E33, Escondido, CA, February 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8481N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8481N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 702 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225004999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N8481N DEPARTED THE MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT (CRQ) IN CARLSBAD, CA ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT FLIGHT TO BLYTHE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 1 2 MILES EAST OF CRQ AT 5,500 MSL, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGIN E FAILURE AT 1855 PST. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 15 IN ESCONDIDO, CA. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF EITHER VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N8481N (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920224006099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920224006099I), Feb 24, 1992: Beech E33 (N8481N), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Excessive braking on landing rollout caused a tire to burst. Left main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19890901057099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901057099I), Sep 1, 1989: Beech E33 (N8481N), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Inadvertently retracted landing gear on a touch and go landing. Gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19890625037909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625037909I), Jun 25, 1989: Beech E33 (N8481N), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Smoke from engine area. Turned off electrical switches. Aus 9/28/90. Landed gear up. Muffler weld joint bad.

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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