37.9402° N, 107.8182° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Telluride, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 20, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Telluride, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N542EZ
Reported as
Cessna 305A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total145 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot failed to assure the oil filler cap was secure and took off. Oil was observed coming out of the engine area by a ground observer and the aircraft was radioed and informed of the situation. Pilot executed an emergency landing to a state highway with no damage or injury. Aircraft was returned to service by mechanic.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS SECURE AND TOOK OFF. OIL WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA BY A GROUND OBSERVER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RADIOED AND INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MECHANIC.