What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 24, 2001 an Extra EA-400 (N14EX) was on a sales demonstration flight with an ATP rated pilot at the controls. While returning back to deervalley airport the engine experienced a total power failure. The pilot stated that he had noticed a total oil pressure drop 30 seconds before the engine failed. The pilot landed the aircraft on a service road next to interstate 17, 5 miles from dvt. The pilot had decided to land the aircraft gear up because the need to clear a line of trees and there was no time to lower the landing gear. A review of the aircraft showed that there was damage to the lower surface and one wing tip caused by the emergency landing. A preliminary inspection of the aircraft at the cutter hanger revealed that the upper cowling had a hole in it from the piston coming thru the engine. There was very little oil at the hole and much of the oil had departed the aircraft out the back of the engine and bottom of aircraft. The engine was sent to western skyways in montros co for tear down. No FAA personnel were present, hte Continental engine representative and persons for the insurance and sale reps were present. The oil filter had been removed prior to the teardown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2001 AN EXTRA EA-400 (N14EX) WAS ON A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WITH AN ATP RATED PILOT AT THE CONTROLS. WHILE RETURNING BACK TO DEERVALLEY AIRPORT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOTICED A TOTAL OIL PRESSURE DROP 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A SERVICE ROAD NEXT TO INTERSTATE 17, 5 MILES FROM DVT. THE PILOT HAD DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP BECAUSE THE NEED TO CLEAR A LINE OF TREES AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE AND ONE WING TIP CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY LANDING. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CUTTER HANGER REVEALED THAT THE UPPER COWLING HAD A HOLE IN IT FROM THE PISTON COMING THRU THE ENGINE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL AT THE HOLE AND MUCH OF THE OIL HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT OUT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO WESTERN SKYWAYS IN MONTROS CO FOR TEAR DOWN. NO FAA PERSONNEL WERE PRESENT, HTE CONTINENTAL ENGINE REPRESENTATIVE AND PERSONS FOR THE INSURANCE AND SALE REPS WERE PRESENT. THE OIL FILTER HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THE TEARDOWN.
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