# Accident 20020921025049A: Cessna 172RG, Carlsbad, CA, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XIRA
- Location: 32.9000° N, 117.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9000&lon=-117.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6303V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6303V-2003-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921025049A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX02LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA292), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N6303V), Del Mar, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to failure of the number three connecting rod cap. Also causal was the failure of the pilot of a previous flight to report an engine overspeed event precluding the…

## Other reports on N6303V (2)

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

- [Incident 19951017038229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017038229I), Oct 17, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N6303V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on Tuesday, October 17, 1995, at approximately 1120 MST, Cessna 172RG, N6303V, intentionally landed with the landing gear in the "up" position at…
- [Incident 19941125043119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125043119I), Nov 25, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6303V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Unable extend gear. Had to land gear up. Cause unknown.

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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