19990817039889I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aerocd 100 · Ocala, FL · August 17, 1999

Date
August 17, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4131X
Reported as
Aerocd 100
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
185 total145 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine stopped during flight, pilot made emergency landing in refuge area. There was no damage to the aircraft of property and no injuries. FAA inspection found: the oil pressure indicator line flange broke under the b-nut at the accessory gearbox and no oil remaining in the engine which caused the engine to stop in flight.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING FLIGHT, PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN REFUGE AREA. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OF PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES. FAA INSPECTION FOUND: THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE FLANGE BROKE UNDER THE B-NUT AT THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX AND NO OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP IN FLIGHT.