# Accident 20080919849859A: Cessna 120, Jesup, GA, September 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5539° N, 81.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5539&lon=-81.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77068-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 88 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080919849859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES OF FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3100 FEET AGL THE PILOT NOTICED A FILM OF OIL BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD.  FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE PILOT INDICATED THE SOURCE OF THE OIL TO BE COMING OVER THE FORWARD RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND ONTO THE WINDSHIELD.  WITHIN ONE MINUTE, FORWARD VISIBILTY WAS SEVERELY RESTRICTED AND THE PILOT RELIED ON INSTRUMENTS AND VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE GROUND FROM THE SIDE WINDOW.  THE PILOT WENT THROUGH HIS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SCANNED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WHICH WERE INDICATING NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE LIMITS.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND DECIDED TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLEAR HAY FIELD WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF HIS CURRENT POSITION.  UPON POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HE LOST FORWARD VISIBILITY REFERENCE BECAUSE OF THE OIL OBSCURED WINDSHIELD AND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A PROPER FLAIR ANGLE FOR TOUCHDOWN.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIRMLY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE MOUNTS, WINGS AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE FORWARD OF THE COCKPIT.

## 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 MIA08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA196), Sep 19, 2008: Cessna 120 (N77068), Jesup, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An oil starvation-induced catastrophic engine failure due to the improper installation of the crankshaft expansion plug during engine overhaul.

## Other reports on N77068 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19981215033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215033349A), Dec 15, 1998: N77068, Peachtree, GA, Substantial damage. During first landing attempt, the pilot receiving dual instruction locked up brakes and acft nosed over.

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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