What happened
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On the return flight from cma (camarillo) airport to sna (john wayne) airport, the aircraft engine on N1399U lost power, forcing an off airport landing.
The flight instructor safely landed the aircraft on the east bound lane of the US-101 freeway in Agoura Hills, just before the reyes adobe off ramp.
There was only minor damage. There were no injuries.
The flight was an instructional cross country lesson from john wayne to camarillo and back to john wayne.
The flight instructor was legal to fly and to instruct. The aircraft had the proper maintenance sign offs.
Oil was found all under the aircraft and on the side of the fuselage by the pilot after landing.
Talking with the pilot he stated there was no oil pressure when the aircraft engine lost power.
The engine was rebuilt to zero time, about 25 hours before the engine failure.
A scheduled oil change was completed hours before the engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM CMA (CAMARILLO) AIRPORT TO SNA (JOHN WAYNE) AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ON N1399U LOST POWER, FORCING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EAST BOUND LANE OF THE US-101 FREEWAY IN AGOURA HILLS, JUST BEFORE THE REYES ADOBE OFF RAMP.
THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY LESSON FROM JOHN WAYNE TO CAMARILLO AND BACK TO JOHN WAYNE.
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS LEGAL TO FLY AND TO INSTRUCT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE PROPER MAINTENANCE SIGN OFFS.
OIL WAS FOUND ALL UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BY THE PILOT AFTER LANDING.
TALKING WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER.
THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT TO ZERO TIME, ABOUT 25 HOURS BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE.
A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED HOURS BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE.
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