# Accident 20230119000459A: Piper PA-28R-200, Carlsbad, CA, January 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2023, 07:45 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1068° N, 117.3214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1068&lon=-117.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57355-2024-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230119000459A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM KMYF TO KSNA, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE AT 3200' MSL OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN COASTLINE. A FEW MINUTES AFTER LOSING OIL PRESSURE THE ENGINE SEIZED AND STOPPED OPERATING. THE PILOTS DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DITCH IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS SWAM TO SHORE SAFELY AND SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA094), Jan 19, 2023: Piper PA28R (N57355), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 2 piston connecting rod bearing due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power.

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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