# Incident 20020403007339I: Cessna 206H, Willow, AK, April 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Rustic Wilderness Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8769° N, 150.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTIC WILDERNESS (02AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8769&lon=-150.0976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7254H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7254H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206H (registry code 2073301, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AC1A5 (registry code 41809, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ac1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AC1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020403007339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT ELECTED A PRECAUTINARY LANDING ON A SNOW-COVERED REMOTE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SANK THROUGH THE SNOW AND EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE, BENDING THE PROP BLADES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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