What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 8, 2002, approx. 11:36 am pilot jack lockamy departed runway 25 at oxr. At approx. 500 feet AGL over the departure end of the runway Mr. Lockamy stated that the engine lost power. He initiated an immediate left turn and attempted to land on the parallel taxiway downwind. The aircraft crashed just short of the taxiway and cartwheeled throwing Mr. Lockamy from the aircraft. Mr. Lockamy sustained serious injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. Aircraft was inspected at the crash site and found to have adequate fuel on board, and could not establish a cause for an engine failure. (.19) on September 08, 2002, at 1136 pacific daylight time, a lockamy Sonex experimental airplane, N164JL, collided with the ground during a forced landing at the Oxnard, California, airport. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. A flight plan had not been filed. At the time of the accident, the airplane was departing for a local, personal flight. Following a loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff, the pilot turned back to the runway. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and reportedly cartwheeled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2002, APPROX. 11:36 AM PILOT JACK LOCKAMY DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT OXR. AT APPROX. 500 FEET AGL OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY MR. LOCKAMY STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY DOWNWIND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY AND CARTWHEELED THROWING MR. LOCKAMY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MR. LOCKAMY SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE CRASH SITE AND FOUND TO HAVE ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD, AND COULD NOT ESTABLISH A CAUSE FOR AN ENGINE FAILURE. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2002, AT 1136 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A LOCKAMY SONEX EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N164JL, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING AT THE OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING FOR A LOCAL, PERSONAL FLIGHT. FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND REPORTEDLY CARTWHEELED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.