What happened
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(-23) On 1 jan, 2004, at approximately 0920 hours, a Piper PA-32R-300, N589Q, lost engine power and force landed in a sod field in Riverside California near March air reserve base. The pilot and 3 passengers were not injured and aircraft was substantially damaged. The flight originated out of oceanside, California at 0850 and was enroute to big bear, California. Pilot reported that while in cruise flight he felt a vibration and saw the engine oil dipstick fly out of the engine cowling, followed by a brief engine overspeed and then lost complete engine power. He performed an emergency landing in a sod field approximately 1/2 mile northeast of March air reserve base.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 1 JAN, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 HOURS, A PIPER PA-32R-300, N589Q, LOST ENGINE POWER AND FORCE LANDED IN A SOD FIELD IN RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA NEAR MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA AT 0850 AND WAS ENROUTE TO BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT HE FELT A VIBRATION AND SAW THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK FLY OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF ENGINE OVERSPEED AND THEN LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER. HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOD FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N589Q · 2
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