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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Oceanside, CA · February 19, 2000

Date: February 19, 2000 · 14:45 local
Place: Oceanside, CA
Airport: Oceanside Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4291J
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 244 total140 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N4291JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22656 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed the Oceanside (okb), CA. Airport in VFR conditions. On climbout, the pilot experienced severe engine roughness, and elected to make a precautionary landing on the beach adjacent to the Oceanside (ocn) VORTAC. There was no damage and no injuries to the sole occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft had landed on the marine corps base at camp pendleton, CA. The aircraft was moved by truck back to the Oceanside (okb) airport, where it was found to have suffered an engine cylinder valve failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE OCEANSIDE (OKB), CA. AIRPORT IN VFR CONDITIONS. ON CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE BEACH ADJACENT TO THE OCEANSIDE (OCN) VORTAC. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON THE MARINE CORPS BASE AT CAMP PENDLETON, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY TRUCK BACK TO THE OCEANSIDE (OKB) AIRPORT, WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFERED AN ENGINE CYLINDER VALVE FAILURE.