ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207168
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 2018 |
| Time: | 23:26 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II |
| Owner/operator: | McClelland Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N33807 |
| MSN: | 28R-7535198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11933 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB), Paso Robles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) |
| Paso Robles Airport, CA (PRB/KPRB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction completed a touch-and-go landing in night visual meteorological conditions. During the initial climb, they heard a "loud tick" noise, then the low vacuum annunciator light illuminated. About 350 to 400 ft above ground level, the engine lost all power, and the propeller came to a complete stop. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and performed a forced landing to a nearby field, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and aft fuselage.
Examination revealed that the oil filler cap was not secured, and that the engine contained about 1 quart of oil. In addition, oil was splattered on the inside of the engine compartment. It is likely that the pilots failed to secure the oil filler cap during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the loss of engine oil inflight, eventual oil starvation, and the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to ensure that the oil filler cap was secured and resulted in oil starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR18LA101
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=33807
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/4532076-08b07b33b2782d40f28b5f99a0035b50ff551d4b/aircrafttype/P28A
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 16:08 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 16:09 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Mar-2018 17:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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