What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Shortly after departing apa, pilot reported loss of oil pressure. Pilot turned aircraft to return to apa. Engine started to shudder, then quit. Pilot had a field in sight and prior to landing shut aircraft down. Upon landing, the aircraft went through two barbed wire fences and came to a stop on the gear. Minor damage was incurred to the right elevator tip from striking a fence post. No injuries. Aircraft was trucked to rocky mountain straight flight at which time they found that a mechanics rag had stopped oil flow at the oil strain screen. Total blockage. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23)SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING APA, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TO RETURN TO APA. ENGINE STARTED TO SHUDDER, THEN QUIT. PILOT HAD A FIELD IN SIGHT AND PRIOR TO LANDING SHUT AIRCRAFT DOWN. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH TWO BARBED WIRE FENCES AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TIP FROM STRIKING A FENCE POST. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN STRAIGHT FLIGHT AT WHICH TIME THEY FOUND THAT A MECHANICS RAG HAD STOPPED OIL FLOW AT THE OIL STRAIN SCREEN. TOTAL BLOCKAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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