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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6A · Buckeye, AZ · June 8, 2006

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Date
June 8, 2006 · 09:30 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N36XP
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Reported engine
SUPAIR XP360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total450 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N36XPRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Foy John P RV-6AS/N 21883 · Built 1994Airframe modelFoy John P RV-6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed cas grande, AZ (cgz) bound to visalia, CA (vis) when at 8500' the pilot experienced a drop in oil pressure to 40 PSI near Buckeye, AZ. The oil pressure dropped to 38 PSI and the engine started to run very rough. The pilot elected to shut down the engine and landed on a road without damage to the aircraft. Aircraft was disassembled and trucked to the chandler municipal airport (chd). Chandler aviation noted a hole in the engine case. Engine released to superior air parts, which is the aircraft owner and manufacturer of the XP-360 experimental engine that failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAS GRANDE, AZ (CGZ) BOUND TO VISALIA, CA (VIS) WHEN AT 8500' THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE TO 40 PSI NEAR BUCKEYE, AZ. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 38 PSI AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED ON A ROAD WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED TO THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CHD). CHANDLER AVIATION NOTED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE. ENGINE RELEASED TO SUPERIOR AIR PARTS, WHICH IS THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND MANUFACTURER OF THE XP-360 EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE THAT FAILED.