# Accident 20161012016579A: Rockwell International 112A, Phoenix, AZ, October 12, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 12, 2016, 10:10 local time - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Climb - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.6978° N, 112.1528° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6978&lon=-112.1528&mi=10 - Aircraft: N509CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509CA-2017-06-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 233 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA004) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161012016579A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NTSB ACCIDENT # WRP17LA004, FAA LOG BOOK # WP075853, PTRS#201612927, ATQA ACCIDENT # A-WP-07-17-006 LOCATION: MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (PHOENIX, AZ COUNTY ISLAND) ZIP CODE 85310 DATE/TIME: OCTOBER 12, 2016, ABOUT 10:10 MST POB-2 / INJURIES: 2 / 2 ON AIRCRAFT INJURIES - NO GROUND INJURIES. DEPARTURE POINT: FALCON FIELD AIRPORT, MESA, ARIZONA (KFFZ) INTENDED DESTINATION: SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA (KSBP) CFR: PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT COUNTY: MARICOPA MARICOPA COUNTY REPORT NUMBER: 2016-16269194 (INVESTIGATOR DEPUTY DAN DONALDSON 602-876-3687) PHOENIX PD REPORT NUMBER: 2016-1897896 PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER: 2016-365272 HISTORY OF FLIGHT ON OCTOBER 12, 2016, ABOUT 09:00 LOCAL MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL MODEL 112A, (COMMANDER) SERIAL NUMBER 409, N509CA, DEPARTED FALCON FIELD AIRPORT MESA, ARIZONA (KFFZ) WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT SAN LUIS, CALIFORNIA (KSBP). DURING A CLIMB TO 9000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC HE HAD AN INDICATION OF HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE CLIMB. THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING IN AN EFFORT TO LOWER THE OIL TEMPERATURE. AT SOME POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO KFFZ AIRPORT AND GOT CLEARANCE FROM ATC TO DO SO. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO PERFORM AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING ON A NEAR BY ROAD. HE DID NOT MAKE THE ROAD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A DESERT TERRAIN AREA AND CAME TO REST INTO A RAMADA IN A PARK APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES WEST OF DEER VALLEY AIRPORT PHOENIX, ARIZONA (KDVT). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH ATC FLIGHT FOLLOWING. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL NON-LIFE TREATING INJURIES. PILOT INFORMATION ^NAME: PATRICK CLINT SCHULER ADDRESS: 7907 EAST PORTOBELLO AVE, MESA ARIZONA, 85212-1542 DOB: 10/13/1970 PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #: 2851866^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER^285186^ (AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND);^A 46-YEAR-OLD MALE. HE IS 68 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 185 LB^ DURING LAST MEDICAL EXAM CONDUCTED ON 01/12/2016 BY EXAMINER JOHN S. RANIOLO, DO #000003530. THIS PILOT WAS ISSUED A CLASS 3, LIMITED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE - MUST WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR NEAR AND DISTANT VISION. NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLYING OR BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL. THE PILOT'S CURRENT LOGBOOK WAS EXAMINED AND SHOWED HIS LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 03/04/2016. HE HAD LOGGED 328.0 HOURS TOTAL TIME, WITH 167.0 HOURS IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS, 9.0 HOURS IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS WITH 233.0 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS: NONE PASSENGER INFORMATION ^NAME: PLEZANA SHLEE SCHULER (WIFE) ADDRESS: 7907 EAST PORTOBELLO AVE, MESA ARIZONA, 85212-1542 DOB: 1/11/1969^ NO AIRMAN CERTIFICATE HELD AIRCRAFT INFORMATION REGISTRATION NUMBER: N509CA DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1975 MANUFACTURER: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL MODEL: 112A (COMMANDER) SERIAL NUMBER: 409 OWNER NAME: SHO CO KIDS LLC OWNER ADDRESS: 7907 EAST PORTOBELLO AVE, MESA ARIZONA, 85212-1542 TYPE OF OWNER: CORPORATION REGISTRATION ISSUE DATE: 09/04/2014 EXPIRATION DATE: 09/30/2017 AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE TYPE: STANDARD TOTAL AIRCRAFT TIME: 2553.96 LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION DOCUMENTED AS COMPLETED 09/02/2016 AT 2547.11 AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATE IN THE STANDARD CATEGORY UNDER TYPE CERTIFICATED A12SO, FOUR SEAT, LOW-WING, RETRACTABLE-GEAR AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER (S/N) 409, WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1975 BY ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL. IT WAS POWERED BY A LYCOMING IO-360-C1D6 WHICH WAS RATED AT 200 HORSEPOWER, WITH INSTALLATION OF RAY JAY TURBOCHARGER, INDUCTION AIR INTERCOOLER ## 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 WPR17LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA004), Oct 12, 2016: Rockwell International 112A (N509CA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A catastrophic engine failure due to lack of lubrication due to the absence of 2 piston cooling nozzles that backed out of their respective threaded bores, which resulted in a forced landing on… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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