# Accident 20061018022559A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Chandler, AZ, October 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2006, 09:38 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2989° N, 111.9156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2989&lon=-111.9156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5114V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5114V-2008-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,383 total, 80 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061018022559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT AND PAX PERFORMED THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECK. THE OIL WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AT 7 QUARTS PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KCHD, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. ADDITIONALLY, NO OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATED ON GAUGE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT P19 (STELLAR AIRPARK). HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THIS RUNWAY AND OPTED FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT CONTACTED KCHD TOWER AND ADVISED OF HIS INTENTIONS. DURING THE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH DIRT BEAMS. THIS CONTACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PAX WERE NOTED. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS HURT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA011), Oct 18, 2006: Morrisey 2150A (N5114V), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a crack in the oil cooler and subsequent loss of engine oil.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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