What happened
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Acft reported engine problems and requested the closest field for landing, the acft then reported engine failure and landed in field west of atlanta. (-23) in cruise flight the pilot noticed oil pressure go to zero. He was in contact with atlanta approach control and requested vectors to the nearest airport. Heading toward Covington, GA (9A1) with the field in sight the engine started to run rough and then suddenly quit. Making a lot of noise, the pilot stated all of this took place within approximately five (5) minutes. He could not make the airport and landed in a grassy open field. But struck two concrete fence posts with the horizontal stabilizer as he came over a hill in the rolling terrain. The pilot did a good job of landing and received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED THE CLOSEST FIELD FOR LANDING, THE ACFT THEN REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN FIELD WEST OF ATLANTA. (-23) IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE GO TO ZERO. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HEADING TOWARD COVINGTON, GA (9A1) WITH THE FIELD IN SIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN SUDDENLY QUIT. MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, THE PILOT STATED ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MINUTES. HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A GRASSY OPEN FIELD. BUT STRUCK TWO CONCRETE FENCE POSTS WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AS HE CAME OVER A HILL IN THE ROLLING TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID A GOOD JOB OF LANDING AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
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