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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · St. Johns, AZ · August 22, 2003

Date: August 22, 2003 · 06:30 local
Place: St. Johns, AZ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3182H
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA260
Reported as: Univar 415C
Reported engine: Continental C7512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 26 total24 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N3182HRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2016 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 3807 · Built 1946 Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot/owner was flying alone and had made several t.o./landings @ sjn prior to having an engine failure (loss of power) on a return portion of his flight to his origination point (sjn). The pilot elected to make an emergency landing on a dirt road two (2) miles east of St. Johns, AZ. The dirt road curved to the right and the a/c slid off the l/h side of the road into a ditch causing substantial damage to the engine mounts/firewall/nose gear assy, and both wing spars, the pilot was uninjured and there was no post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT/OWNER WAS FLYING ALONE AND HAD MADE SEVERAL T.O./LANDINGS @ SJN PRIOR TO HAVING AN ENGINE FAILURE (LOSS OF POWER) ON A RETURN PORTION OF HIS FLIGHT TO HIS ORIGINATION POINT (SJN). THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD TWO (2) MILES EAST OF ST. JOHNS, AZ. THE DIRT ROAD CURVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE A/C SLID OFF THE L/H SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS/FIREWALL/NOSE GEAR ASSY, AND BOTH WING SPARS, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaint Johns, AZThe failure of the exhaust valve on the number two engine cylinder, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the final approach to land, and an on ground collision with a ditch during the subsequent off-airport landing roll.Aug 22, 2003 · Substantial damage