# Accident 20020908024859A: Amtr SONEX, Oxnard, CA, September 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2002, 11:36 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2008° N, 119.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2008&lon=-119.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164JL-2002-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockamy Jack L SONEX (registry code 05613S4, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockamy-jack-l-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908024859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA279), Sep 8, 2002: Lockamy Sonex (N164JL), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loosening of the tapered spacer, which resulted in the propeller hub separating from the crankshaft. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain for landing.

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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