What happened
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On June 02, 2024 the accident aircraft experienced an engine failure while enroute from paso robles (kprb) to eagles nest (CA20). The PIC for the accident aircraft notified kmod tower of the problem and proceeded to execute a forced landing approximately 2 miles east of kmod. There were two people on board the aircraft. Both occupants received minor injuries and exited the aircraft under their own power. Inspector arrived at the accident site and observed the orientation of the aircraft. The accident aircraft landed in a field that measured approximately 1600 ft x 600 ft. whose perimeter was made up of an elevated dirt road on the west, south, and east portions of the field. The aircraft came to rest on the berm supporting the road on the western side of the field facing approximately 272 degrees magnetic. The main ground scar measured approximate 156 ft. it appears that the tailwheel may have dragged along the ground for approximately 21 feet prior to the beginning of the main ground scar. The aircraft was intact save for one piece of metal measuring approximately 11" by 5" located approximately 11 ft. directly behind the tail of the aircraft. The aircraft orientation was upright and resting on its wings. The gear appeared to be in the retracted position and the flaps appeared to be retracted. Only one propeller blade was visible. The other propeller blade was in the dirt berm. The left wing showed extensive damage to the wingtip and outer portions of the leading edge. The fuel cap was in place. Notably, the left wing did not appear to have any fuel. There was broken glass on the top of the left wing nearest the cockpit which may have resulted from the emergency egress after the aircraft came to rest. The left side of the fuselage above the wing displayed substantial wrinkling and buckling of the sheet metal. The empennage appeared to have minor levels of damage if any at all. The right side of the fuselage above the wing showed higher levels of damage to the sheet metal than the left side. The area over the wing buckled to the point of ripping open. The right wing did not have much damage to the top surface or the leading and trailing edges of the wing. The wingtip also suffered little damage. The right wing fuel cap was intact and properly secured. The right wing fuel tank had very low levels of fuel. The fuel level appeared to be less than 1/2" of fuel in the tank. Both cockpits appeared to be intact. The front cockpit window was broken which is consistent with the glass found on the left wing. The left tank was selected according to the fuel selector position indicator. The FAA representative took pictures and measurements and provided all information directly to the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 02, 2024 THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM PASO ROBLES (KPRB) TO EAGLES NEST (CA20). THE PIC FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED KMOD TOWER OF THE PROBLEM AND PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF KMOD. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER. INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND OBSERVED THE ORIENTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD THAT MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 1600 FT X 600 FT. WHOSE PERIMETER WAS MADE UP OF AN ELEVATED DIRT ROAD ON THE WEST, SOUTH, AND EAST PORTIONS OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE BERM SUPPORTING THE ROAD ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE FIELD FACING APPROXIMATELY 272 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE MAIN GROUND SCAR MEASURED APPROXIMATE 156 FT. IT APPEARS THAT THE TAILWHEEL MAY HAVE DRAGGED ALONG THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 21 FEET PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MAIN GROUND SCAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT SAVE FOR ONE PIECE OF METAL MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 11" BY 5" LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 11 FT. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ORIENTATION WAS UPRIGHT AND RESTING ON ITS WINGS. THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE FLAPS APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED. ONLY ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS VISIBLE. THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE WAS IN THE DIRT BERM. THE LEFT WING SHOWED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP AND OUTER PORTIONS OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE FUEL CAP WAS IN PLACE. NOTABLY, THE LEFT WING DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY FUEL. THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING NEAREST THE COCKPIT WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM THE EMERGENCY EGRESS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ABOVE THE WING DISPLAYED SUBSTANTIAL WRINKLING AND BUCKLING OF THE SHEET METAL. THE EMPENNAGE APPEARED TO HAVE MINOR LEVELS OF DAMAGE IF ANY AT ALL. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ABOVE THE WING SHOWED HIGHER LEVELS OF DAMAGE TO THE SHEET METAL THAN THE LEFT SIDE. THE AREA OVER THE WING BUCKLED TO THE POINT OF RIPPING OPEN. THE RIGHT WING DID NOT HAVE MUCH DAMAGE TO THE TOP SURFACE OR THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES OF THE WING. THE WINGTIP ALSO SUFFERED LITTLE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP WAS INTACT AND PROPERLY SECURED. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK HAD VERY LOW LEVELS OF FUEL. THE FUEL LEVEL APPEARED TO BE LESS THAN 1/2" OF FUEL IN THE TANK. BOTH COCKPITS APPEARED TO BE INTACT. THE FRONT COCKPIT WINDOW WAS BROKEN WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GLASS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITION INDICATOR. THE FAA REPRESENTATIVE TOOK PICTURES AND MEASUREMENTS AND PROVIDED ALL INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.