20000610019919I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · San Luis Obispo, CA · June 10, 2000

Date: June 10, 2000
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3747S
Reported as: Cessna 172E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total74 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3747SRegistered now · Cessna 172ES/N 17250947 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172E Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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) The pilot stated that approximately one hour into the flight oil sprayed over the windshield, engine power decreased to 50RPM'S, and smoke filled the cabin. After a successful emergency landing in a field it was noted that the oil filter cap was missing. The pilot stated that he had in fact added one quart of oil to the engine prior to departure. He stated that he may not have secured the cap properly before closing the access door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT OIL SPRAYED OVER THE WINDSHIELD, ENGINE POWER DECREASED TO 50RPM'S, AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IT WAS NOTED THAT THE OIL FILTER CAP WAS MISSING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD IN FACT ADDED ONE QUART OF OIL TO THE ENGINE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE STATED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE SECURED THE CAP PROPERLY BEFORE CLOSING THE ACCESS DOOR.