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Incident

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · San Carlos, CA · August 2, 2001

Date
August 2, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place
San Carlos, CA
Airport
San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N930AG
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total90 in this make and model15 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) While student was practicing pattern work engine lost oil quantity and pressure causing engine to seize. Forced off field landing without injury or further incident. Upon engine teardown and inspection a crack was found in the engine casing. This crack caused the resultant loss of oil and engine siezure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK ENGINE LOST OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. FORCED OFF FIELD LANDING WITHOUT INJURY OR FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE CASING. THIS CRACK CAUSED THE RESULTANT LOSS OF OIL AND ENGINE SIEZURE.