What happened
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Lt eng had power surge (tried to overboost) approx. 1500FT. After t.o. from vee pwr pulled by throttle smoothed, continued our flight to clk, at altitude lt eng. Had pwr loss but again smoothed out. Diverted flight to fyn, ceiling there 1500 ft, noted oil coming out top cowl vent, shut down lt eng, due to low ceiling at fyn, diverted flight to fai. Single eng, air temp at altitude was approx 30F, could not find warmer air. On landing fai lt eng outbd side cowl was covered in oil. Only slight amt on top vent which pilot could have seen. When cowl opened nothing obvious, the eng oil separator was check and found iced up and pumped oil out of prop seal. 6QTS left in engine. No engine damage.
As the FAA filed it
LT ENG HAD POWER SURGE (TRIED TO OVERBOOST) APPROX. 1500FT. AFTER T.O. FROM VEE PWR PULLED BY THROTTLE SMOOTHED, CONTINUED OUR FLIGHT TO CLK, AT ALTITUDE LT ENG. HAD PWR LOSS BUT AGAIN SMOOTHED OUT. DIVERTED FLIGHT TO FYN, CEILING THERE 1500 FT, NOTED OIL COMING OUT TOP COWL VENT, SHUT DOWN LT ENG, DUE TO LOW CEILING AT FYN, DIVERTED FLIGHT TO FAI. SINGLE ENG, AIR TEMP AT ALTITUDE WAS APPROX 30F, COULD NOT FIND WARMER AIR. ON LANDING FAI LT ENG OUTBD SIDE COWL WAS COVERED IN OIL. ONLY SLIGHT AMT ON TOP VENT WHICH PILOT COULD HAVE SEEN. WHEN COWL OPENED NOTHING OBVIOUS, THE ENG OIL SEPARATOR WAS CHECK AND FOUND ICED UP AND PUMPED OIL OUT OF PROP SEAL. 6QTS LEFT IN ENGINE. NO ENGINE DAMAGE.
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