# Incident 20030701014499I: Beech A36, Willis, TX, July 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2003, 17:53 local time
- Place: Willis, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4342° N, 95.4842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4342&lon=-95.4842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701014499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM "CXO" THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FALLING TO "0" AT A STEADY RATE. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND TURNED BACK TO "CXO" AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A COW FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLIS TX. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITH NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OIL FILTER HAD COME OFF DURING FLIGHT AND ALL ENGINE OIL HAD BEEN PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE OIL FILTER WAS FOUND STILL SAFETIED BUT WITH NO THREAD ENGAGEMENT OF THE THREADED COUPLING INTO CASTING. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 HOUR'S TSO AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ENGINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT CONTINENTAL SERVICE BULLETIN 94--2 HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE CONVERTED INTO AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE PROPOSED BY THIS INSPECTOR.

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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