# Incident 20260523007319I: Cessna 525A, Carlsbad, CA, May 23, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2026, 11:55 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525A (registry code 2076615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-3A-24 (registry code 66007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-3a-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3A-24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,253 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260523007319I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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