20051222030109I

Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr RV7A · Sedona, AZ · December 22, 2005

Date
December 22, 2005 · 11:05 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N722RV
Reported as
Amtr RV7A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total95 in this make and model20 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) While at cruise, flying to Sedona, AZ, the pilot noticed the constant speed propeller go to low pitch. He then observed his oil pressure drop to 3 PSI, at which time he shut down the engine and accomplished an emergency landing on highway 89 outside of Sedona. He found the oil supply line to the propeller governor leaking at the flare. He temporarily repaired the flare, filled the engine with oil, performed a leak check and flew the aircraft home to dvt, where he has since replaced the defective line. The aircraft was undamaged and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, FLYING TO SEDONA, AZ, THE PILOT NOTICED THE CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER GO TO LOW PITCH. HE THEN OBSERVED HIS OIL PRESSURE DROP TO 3 PSI, AT WHICH TIME HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 89 OUTSIDE OF SEDONA. HE FOUND THE OIL SUPPLY LINE TO THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR LEAKING AT THE FLARE. HE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE FLARE, FILLED THE ENGINE WITH OIL, PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT HOME TO DVT, WHERE HE HAS SINCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.