Morrison Joseph Q2 N142BP
26 March 2010 · Frazier Park, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2010 at about 22:50 local time, a Morrison Joseph Q2 registered N142BP, operated by Van Vleet Richard A, was involved in an accident near Frazier Park, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frazier Park, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mojave Airport (KMHV)
- Coordinates
- 34.8169, -119.0036
- Aircraft
- Morrison Joseph Q2
- Registration
- N142BP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Van Vleet Richard A
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mojave → Oxnard
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power likely due to the failure of the oil pump.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was cruising at 8,200 feet mean sea level in his experimental category airplane when he heard a sudden change of sound from the engine and noticed that his oil pressure dropped to zero. He executed an emergency landing on a paved county road. The landing gear wheels of the airplane were located on the tips of the lower wings, 16.4 feet apart. During the landing roll the right wing tip landing gear hit soft dirt and gravel, and the airplane spun to the right. Upon examination of the airplane the pilot stated that his engine oil level was full and there was no indication of an oil leak. He suspected that the oil pump failed on the experimental category engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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