What happened
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Pilot and one passenger were enroute to york, south carolina, from gainesville, Georgia. This was to be the last leg of a flight that originated in ajennings, Louisiana. The aircraft 1820 hours, after levelign off at 2500 feet, the pilot noted that the oil pressure was decresing , and the temperature was increasing. The pilot attempted to fly to the nearest airport. The oil pressure then began to bounce between 0 and 25 PSI, and the oil temperature had climbed above 100 degress celsuis. The pilot determined that most of the land between the aircraft and the airport was heavily wooded, but was able to locate a field to land in. The pilot alnded the aircraft in a file. Both the pilot and the passenger stated that the aircraft was travelign very slowly when it flipped over. The aircraft became inverted. The pilot and the passenger climbed out of the aircraft, without injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ENROUTE TO YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST LEG OF A FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN AJENNINGS, LOUISIANA. THE AIRCRAFT 1820 HOURS, AFTER LEVELIGN OFF AT 2500 FEET, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECRESING , AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE OIL PRESSURE THEN BEGAN TO BOUNCE BETWEEN 0 AND 25 PSI, AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE HAD CLIMBED ABOVE 100 DEGRESS CELSUIS. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT MOST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRPORT WAS HEAVILY WOODED, BUT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A FIELD TO LAND IN. THE PILOT ALNDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FILE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELIGN VERY SLOWLY WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT INJURIES.
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