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FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Woolwich, ME · September 12, 2004

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Date
September 12, 2004 · 13:22 local
Place
Woolwich, ME
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7422X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA210
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
328 total228 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N7422XRegistered now · Cessna 195BS/N 7422 · Built 1949Airframe modelCessna 195BEngine modelJacobs R-755 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) At 1330 hrs. LCL, on 9/12/04, at approximately 1200 ft MSL, the pilot and passenger heard a loud rapping noise. They checked the oil pressure and found it reading zero. They initially attempted to go 2 miles to wiscasett airport (iwi). The pilot stated the prop stopped and he elected to land in a farmer's field. During maneuvering at low altitude, the nose gear struck the ground and was ripped off. The left wing struck a line of small trees and was bent. The plane nosed over and came to rest at a 45 degree angle with the nose and prop buried in the ground. The pilot and passenger were not injured. It is noted that the presence of an installed aircraft seaplane kit and the use of shoulder harnesses, added structural strength, and prevented personal injury. Preliminary investigation showed oil on the aircraft belly. The oil extended from the nose to the tail and the oil dipstick reading nearly empty. Evidence of an oil leak was found on the engine crankcase at the point where the oil filter adapter is screwed into the engine. The pilot states he left greenville, Maine, with slightly over 6 qts of oil in the engine and flew 1.5 hrs. Until the crash.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1330 HRS. LCL, ON 9/12/04, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FT MSL, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD RAPPING NOISE. THEY CHECKED THE OIL PRESSURE AND FOUND IT READING ZERO. THEY INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO GO 2 MILES TO WISCASETT AIRPORT (IWI). THE PILOT STATED THE PROP STOPPED AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FARMER'S FIELD. DURING MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS RIPPED OFF. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LINE OF SMALL TREES AND WAS BENT. THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH THE NOSE AND PROP BURIED IN THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. IT IS NOTED THAT THE PRESENCE OF AN INSTALLED AIRCRAFT SEAPLANE KIT AND THE USE OF SHOULDER HARNESSES, ADDED STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, AND PREVENTED PERSONAL INJURY. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWED OIL ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. THE OIL EXTENDED FROM THE NOSE TO THE TAIL AND THE OIL DIPSTICK READING NEARLY EMPTY. EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE ENGINE CRANKCASE AT THE POINT WHERE THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER IS SCREWED INTO THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATES HE LEFT GREENVILLE, MAINE, WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 6 QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND FLEW 1.5 HRS. UNTIL THE CRASH.

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 NYC04LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWiscasset, METhe failure of the oil filter adapter seal, which resulted in a loss of oil pressure, and subsequent catastrophic engine failure, and forced landing.Sep 12, 2004 · Substantial damage

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