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FAA incident report · Cessna 525A · Carlsbad, CA · May 23, 2026

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Date
May 23, 2026 · 11:55 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Palomar
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N747JJ
Reported as
Cessna 525A
Reported engine
Williams FJ44-3A-24
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,253 total
N747JJRegistered now · Cessna 525AS/N 525A0314 · Built 2006Airframe modelCessna 525AEngine modelWilliams FJ44-3A-24Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

The pilot stated "no abnormalities were noted during preflight inspection. Departed crq and were cleared to climb to 3,000 feet. Upon leveling at 3,000 feet and accelerating, shortly after crossing the coastline westbound, we felt a noticeable thud accompanied by a “right engine oil pressure” audio alert and flashing master warning indication for 2 seconds. We reduced power, declared an emergency, and requested to return to crq. The engine precautionary shutdown checklist was completed, the right engine was shut down and secured, and we conducted a single-engine landing in visual conditions at crq without further complication. After clearing the runway, tower advised that the right engine cowling was missing. We taxied to atlantic aviation with no additional incident. Following shutdown on the ramp, a walkaround inspection revealed that both the upper and lower right engine cowlings were missing. Damage was also observed on the vertical stabilizer." No injuries were reported. It is specultated that the high oil pressure indication was caused by damage that occurred when the engine cowling came off.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED "NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. DEPARTED CRQ AND WERE CLEARED TO CLIMB TO 3,000 FEET. UPON LEVELING AT 3,000 FEET AND ACCELERATING, SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE COASTLINE WESTBOUND, WE FELT A NOTICEABLE THUD ACCOMPANIED BY A “RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE” AUDIO ALERT AND FLASHING MASTER WARNING INDICATION FOR 2 SECONDS. WE REDUCED POWER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO CRQ. THE ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED, AND WE CONDUCTED A SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING IN VISUAL CONDITIONS AT CRQ WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATION. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, TOWER ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS MISSING. WE TAXIED TO ATLANTIC AVIATION WITH NO ADDITIONAL INCIDENT. FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN ON THE RAMP, A WALKAROUND INSPECTION REVEALED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLINGS WERE MISSING. DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER." NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. IT IS SPECULTATED THAT THE HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS CAUSED BY DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE COWLING CAME OFF.