What happened
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Narrative: flight instructor and student were practicing "hood" work for IFR rating. During cruise it was noticed that the oil pressure had dropped. A precautionary landing was made on county road 34, 1.5 miles east of fellton, MN. The aircraft was not damaged, nor were there any injuries to either occupant. Traffic was not interrupted, and no complaints were received regarding the aircraft's use of the roadway. VFR conditions prevailed. Mr. Menze, the owner of the aircraft, as well as the pilot in command is a private pilot. The aircraft had departed FAR approximately 30 minutes prior to the incident. Following a precautionary landing on county road 34 near Felton, MN, a and p mechanic found the clip holding the boot on one push rod (number one cylinder) had come off and allowed most of the engine oil to leak out. No damage to the aircraft, no injuries to the two occupants pilot was questioned and counseled regarding cold weather operations including the possibility of the engine oil breather freezing.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING "HOOD" WORK FOR IFR RATING. DURING CRUISE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON COUNTY ROAD 34, 1.5 MILES EAST OF FELLTON, MN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, NOR WERE THERE ANY INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. TRAFFIC WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, AND NO COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED REGARDING THE AIRCRAFT'S USE OF THE ROADWAY. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. MR. MENZE, THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND IS A PRIVATE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FAR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. FOLLOWING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD 34 NEAR FELTON, MN, A AND P MECHANIC FOUND THE CLIP HOLDING THE BOOT ON ONE PUSH ROD (NUMBER ONE CYLINDER) HAD COME OFF AND ALLOWED MOST OF THE ENGINE OIL TO LEAK OUT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS PILOT WAS QUESTIONED AND COUNSELED REGARDING COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE OIL BREATHER FREEZING.
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