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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna O2A · Sedalia, MO · May 28, 2000

Date
May 28, 2000 · 16:10 local
Place
Sedalia, MO
Airport
Sedalia Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21299
Reported as
Cessna O2A
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)After departing columbia, MO (cou), the rear engine quit. Pilot stated that he attempted two re-starts with no success. He tried to make Sedalia, MO (dmo), but could not maintain flight with just the fron engine operating. He landed about 200 feet short of runway 36 at dmo in a bean field, with the landing gear retracted. There in minimal damge to the belly skin and the front propeller. A mechanic inspected the rear engine, and the preliminary findings indicate that the oil pump drive sheared, causing complete loss of oil pressure, which in turn caused the propeller to go to the fea ther position, stopping the engine. Incident#CE2000IGA052 in considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER DEPARTING COLUMBIA, MO (COU), THE REAR ENGINE QUIT. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TWO RE-STARTS WITH NO SUCCESS. HE TRIED TO MAKE SEDALIA, MO (DMO), BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT WITH JUST THE FRON ENGINE OPERATING. HE LANDED ABOUT 200 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT DMO IN A BEAN FIELD, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THERE IN MINIMAL DAMGE TO THE BELLY SKIN AND THE FRONT PROPELLER. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE REAR ENGINE, AND THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE OIL PUMP DRIVE SHEARED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO GO TO THE FEA THER POSITION, STOPPING THE ENGINE. INCIDENT#CE2000IGA052 IN CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.