What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)During climb following takeoff the engine oil pressure went to 0 and the oil temperature increased. The pilot reduced power, and looked for an emergency landing site in the rough mountainous terrain he was over flying. When the engine began to vibrate, the pilot secured the engine and made an emergency landing in a field with an uneven surface. During landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed causing damage to the engine firewall. Examination of the engine revealed the number 3 connecting rod bearing had failed due to oil starvation followed by failure of the number 3 connecting rod. The number I connecting rod bearing had also failed due to reduced lubrication. The engine contained 7 quarts of aviation grade lubricating oil and the oil pump and internal oil distribution system were open and functioned in a normal fashion. The correct parts were verified. (-23)the pilot privacy data omitted departed from los alamos NM airport in a Mooney M20J, registration N201DK at approx. 1515 local time and when approximately 2 miles from the airport the engine oil pressure dropped to zero, and oil temperature rose high, he attempted to return to los al amos airport when the aircraft started to vibrate, he shut down the engine and attempted an emegency landing in a field. The aircraft nose gear collapsed on landing. There was not other damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)DURING CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, AND LOOKED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE IN THE ROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN HE WAS OVER FLYING. WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITH AN UNEVEN SURFACE. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER 3 CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CONNECTING ROD. THE NUMBER I CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD ALSO FAILED DUE TO REDUCED LUBRICATION. THE ENGINE CONTAINED 7 QUARTS OF AVIATION GRADE LUBRICATING OIL AND THE OIL PUMP AND INTERNAL OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WERE OPEN AND FUNCTIONED IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE CORRECT PARTS WERE VERIFIED. (-23)THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM LOS ALAMOS NM AIRPORT IN A MOONEY M20J, REGISTRATION N201DK AT APPROX. 1515 LOCAL TIME AND WHEN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, AND OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE HIGH, HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LOS AL AMOS AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE, HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED AN EMEGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THERE WAS NOT OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.