N142BP – MORRISON JOSEPH Q2 – 2010-03-26 NTSB Accident Report

On March 26, 2010, a Morrison Joseph Q2 (N142BP) was involved in an incident near Frazier Park, CA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A partial loss of engine power likely due to the failure of the oil pump.

The pilot was cruising at 8,200 feet mean sea level (msl) in his experimental category airplane, when he heard a sudden change of sound from the engine and noticed his oil pressure drop 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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR10CA181. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N142BP.