# Accident 20220317003559A: Dwyer Michael D Q-200, Spring Hill, FL, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Spring Hill, FL
- Airport: Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4918° N, 82.4876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4918&lon=-82.4876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3QP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3QP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dwyer Michael D Q-200 (registry code 05645VS, https://openairdocs.org/model/dwyer-michael-d-q-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DWYER MICHAEL D Q-200
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003559A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2022 AT 1130 EST A 1985 DWYER MICHAEL D, MODEL Q-200, N3QP THAT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONTACTED BKV TOWER WEST OF BKV WITH AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORTH OF BROOKSVILLE AIRPORT (KBKV) IN A GRASS COVERED DRAINAGE DITCH DUE TO AIRCRAFT ENGINE NO LONGER MAKING POWER. VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE READING OF 22 PSI WITH NORMAL BEING 35 PSI AROUND CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA ON HIS WAY BACK TO ST.PETERSBURG AIRPORT (KPIE), WITH KBKV INSIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, SHAKING THE PLANE, AND NOT MAKING POWER. AIRCRAFT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ERA22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA159), Mar 17, 2022: Dwyer Michael D Q (N3QP), Spring Hill, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper modification of the pull starter motor, which resulted in its failure and the subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3QP (1)

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

- [Incident 19990408041619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990408041619I), Apr 8, 1999: Amtr Q200 (N3QP), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Installed new tires and brakes, taxied for several minutes to ops check the installation of the tire and brakes - everthing was ok and went ot take off -…

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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