20240208001829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Timberlake, NC · February 8, 2024

Date
February 8, 2024 · 22:30 local
Place
Timberlake, NC
Airport
Raleigh Regional At Person County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
8BLS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N422BL
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
705 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After permorming a short field takeoff from ktdf the r/h engine lost thrust and oil pressure. The pilot was able to land straight ahead with sufficient runway remaining. After taxiing back to the ramp the crew noticed large amounts of oil on the cowling and underneath the right engine. Inspection of the engine revealed a large hole in the block.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER PERMORMING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM KTDF THE R/H ENGINE LOST THRUST AND OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. AFTER TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP THE CREW NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL ON THE COWLING AND UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT ENGINE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A LARGE HOLE IN THE BLOCK.