# Accident 20030128007009A: Cessna 172F, Jacksonville, FL, January 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2003, 07:35 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3333° N, 81.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3333&lon=-81.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5602R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5602R-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,735 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128007009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PIC REPORTED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. THE PIC LANDED IN A SHORT GRASS FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PIC AND PASSENGER. AN INSPECTION BY FAA FOUND THE OIL SEAL UNSEATED AT THE MATING SURFACE BETWEEN THE CHAMPION OIL FILTER AND THE HOUSING FOR THE STC AIRWOLF STC# SAOOO79NY. THE ENGINE OIL SUMP WAS EMPTY AND THE #1 PISTON ROD WAS MISSING AS WELL AS THE TOP PORTION OF THE ENGINE CASE BETWEEN #1&2 CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE WAS CEASED.

## 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 MIA03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA048), Jan 28, 2003: Cessna 172F (N5602R), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to the failure the oil filter because of over-pressurization, resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced 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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