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FAA incident report · Curtis TRVAIR4000 · Carlsbad, CA · December 1, 2001

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Date
December 1, 2001 · 13:30 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3242
Reported as
Curtis TRVAIR4000
Reported engine
Lycoming R68013
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N3242Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000S/N 256 · Built 1927Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Engine modelLycoming R680Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft departed palomar airport (crq) on a local sight-seeing flight with two passengers on board. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight the engine started to vibrate. Shortly thereafter the number 2 engine cylinder sheared off its attaching hardware and fell off the aircraft. The aircraft was over the pacific ocean and the cylinder is believed to have fallen into the ocean. The pilot made an emergency landing on the sand covered beach approximately 1.5 miles north of the Carlsbad powerplant. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passengers. There was no damage to the aircraft. Subsequent investigation disclosed that an uncertificated person had performed a hundred hour inspection on the aircraft the week before the incident. There was no evidence of recent engine work in the records. It was not determined why the engine cylinder came off. An eir is pending against the sight seeing company (barnstorming adventures ltd) and the non-certificated mechanic. This incident is not related to any NMAC or pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALOMAR AIRPORT (CRQ) ON A LOCAL SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE CYLINDER SHEARED OFF ITS ATTACHING HARDWARE AND FELL OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE CYLINDER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN INTO THE OCEAN. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SAND COVERED BEACH APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE CARLSBAD POWERPLANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGERS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT AN UNCERTIFICATED PERSON HAD PERFORMED A HUNDRED HOUR INSPECTION ON THE AIRCRAFT THE WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RECENT ENGINE WORK IN THE RECORDS. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHY THE ENGINE CYLINDER CAME OFF. AN EIR IS PENDING AGAINST THE SIGHT SEEING COMPANY (BARNSTORMING ADVENTURES LTD) AND THE NON-CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

Other reports on N3242 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20161122021472ATaxi · San Diego, CAN3242 was taxiing eastbound on taxiway hotel. N2242W was holding short of juliet on taxiway hotel. The PIC of N3242 did not see that N2242W was stopped and struck the empennage of N2242W with the wing of N3242. After determining the extent of the damage both…Nov 22, 2016 · Substantial damageIncident 19820725041109ILevel Off Touchdown · Athol, IDLanded hard in a crab angle. Side load collapsed the right main gear.Jul 25, 1982 · Reported as Curtis TRVAIR4000 · Minor damage