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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Emmett, ID · December 24, 1999

Date
December 24, 1999 · 11:50 local
Place
Emmett, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5XC
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,900 total1,100 in this make and model25 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.

(-23) In cruise flight, an oil leak came up over the windshield. The pilot attempted to return to boise, but began losing oil pressure. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. The landing was successful with o damage to the aircraft or people. The oil leak appeared to come from a hose fitting.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AN OIL LEAK CAME UP OVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO BOISE, BUT BEGAN LOSING OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH O DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PEOPLE. THE OIL LEAK APPEARED TO COME FROM A HOSE FITTING.