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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHRISEAGLE1 · Akron, CO · March 25, 1996

Date: March 25, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Akron, CO
Airport: Washington Co Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N812JW
Reported as: Amtr CHRISEAGLE1
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N812JWRegistered now · Wood Jones W C CHRISTEN EAGLE IIS/N WOOD-0001 · Built 1986 Airframe modelWood Jones W C CHRISTEN EAGLE II Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: at 6500 MSL enroute to Akron, Colorado oil appeared all over the windshield. The oil pressure dropped. Diverted toward Akron. Pilot climbed and declared an emergency, then the oil pressure went to 0. Max power/prop selected, then started vibrating, so shut down engine. Picked field and made emergency landing. Landing gear bent. Aircraft at hayes aviation, Akron, Colorado privacy data omitted randy hayes, qualified IA, reported damage to aircraft as not substantial. Piston failed causing loss of oil and subsequent engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT 6500 MSL ENROUTE TO AKRON, COLORADO OIL APPEARED ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. DIVERTED TOWARD AKRON. PILOT CLIMBED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0. MAX POWER/PROP SELECTED, THEN STARTED VIBRATING, SO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. PICKED FIELD AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDING GEAR BENT. AIRCRAFT AT HAYES AVIATION, AKRON, COLORADO ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ RANDY HAYES, QUALIFIED IA, REPORTED DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. PISTON FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF OIL AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.