# Incident 20030328005509I: Cessna 402C, San Antonio, TX, March 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328005509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE AT 3,500 FEET, ABOUT 30 NM FROM SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAT), HE NOTICED OIL ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. HE PROCEEDED DIRECT TO SAT. ABOUT 5 NM FROM SAT, HE NOTICED A LIGHT TRACE OF BLUE SMOKE BEHIND THE LEFT ENGINE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS MET BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

## Other reports on N681RC (3)

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

- [Accident 19940226003039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226003039A), Feb 26, 1994: Cessna 402C (N681RC), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a snowdrift on edge of runway on landing. Collapsed nose and left main gear. Strong crosswind drifting snow.
- [Incident 19920910041149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910041149I), Sep 10, 1992: Cessna 402C (N681RC), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and slid off end of runway. Pilot stated windshear caused erroneous airspeed indications.
- [Incident 19900326011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326011909I), Mar 26, 1990: Cessna 402C (N681RC), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Experienced cracked windshield, made slow descent and landed. Had a horizontal crack below heating element.

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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