What happened
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(.19) On September 21, 2002, about 1445 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N6303V, made an off airport forced landing following a loss of engine power near del mar, California. Air charter express, inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Mcclellan-Palomar field (crq), Carlsbad, California, about 1430, en route to montgomery field (myf) san diego, California. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that during cruise flight the engine stopped, and he made a forced landing. He landed in a dirt field. During the landing roll the nose wheel fell into a culvert, which resulted in substantial damage to airframe structural members. (-23) on 9/21/02 N6303V departed crq at approximately 1530 hours PDT. At 1605 the pilot reported to san diego west radar sector that he had lost engine power and would land near the del mar race track. He landed successfully in an empty field, however, during roll out, N6303V struck a ditch, collaps ing the nose gear. The pilot was not injured. Investigation of this accident revealed that during the previous nights flight, (9/20/02) N6303V developed an engine/propeller overspeed event, caused by loss of engine oil (leaking oil cooler return line). The rpm/overspeed event was not adequately reported to maintenance personnel, resulting in a catastrophic engine failure. This report did not evolve an NMAC or pilot deviation.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2002, ABOUT 1445 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N6303V, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA. AIR CHARTER EXPRESS, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR FIELD (CRQ), CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1430, EN ROUTE TO MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING. HE LANDED IN A DIRT FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL FELL INTO A CULVERT, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. (-23) ON 9/21/02 N6303V DEPARTED CRQ AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS PDT. AT 1605 THE PILOT REPORTED TO SAN DIEGO WEST RADAR SECTOR THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD LAND NEAR THE DEL MAR RACE TRACK. HE LANDED SUCCESSFULLY IN AN EMPTY FIELD, HOWEVER, DURING ROLL OUT, N6303V STRUCK A DITCH, COLLAPS ING THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS FLIGHT, (9/20/02) N6303V DEVELOPED AN ENGINE/PROPELLER OVERSPEED EVENT, CAUSED BY LOSS OF ENGINE OIL (LEAKING OIL COOLER RETURN LINE). THE RPM/OVERSPEED EVENT WAS NOT ADEQUATELY REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS REPORT DID NOT EVOLVE AN NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6303V · 2
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