# Accident 20091223053079A: Fpna LLC A-22 VALOR, Hardeeville, SC, December 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2009, 15:32 local time
- Place: Hardeeville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0892° N, 80.9597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0892&lon=-80.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721FP-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fpna A-22 VALOR (registry code 0600044, https://openairdocs.org/model/fpna-a-22-valor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FPNA LLC A-22 VALOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091223053079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CRUISING WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIKE NEXT TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. FOUND THE INTAKE OIL LINE HARDWARE TO THE OIL COOLER HAD BACKED OFF, STARVING THE ENGINE OF OIL.

## 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 ERA10LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA100), Dec 23, 2009: Fpna A-22 Valor (N721FP), Hunting Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the oil system's fittings during a routine oil servicing, which resulted in oil starvation due to a loose and/or detached oil line B-nut fitting that…

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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