What happened
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(-23)Pilot accomplished a takeoff from runway 9R at kopf and circled for an eastbound banner pickup. After the pickup he climbed out normally and proceeded north/northeast bound, generally following the Florida turnpike. He cleared the kopf airspace and had cleared the tower frequency when he noticed the aircraft was slowly losing power and beginning to descend slightly. He immediately checked the fuel system and magnetos and found no problems. He then called the kopf tower and told them he was slowly losing power and was dropping his banner in a cattle pasture and was attempting to continue flying back to kopf. He noticed his position, at this time, to be 1 mile outside of kopf airspace. Next he determined he could, at best, only hold 2100 RPM, so he called opa Locka tower and let them know he was going to return to the cattle pasture and do an emergency landing. He then noted the engine oil pressure had gone to 0 PSI. He shut engine down and successfully did an emergency landing without any damage occurring to the aircraft or any injuries to himself. After landing the pilot stated he could not rotate the propeller. The engine had seized. Pilot stated his company was g oing to trailer the airplane out of pasture and to maintenance. Fll FSDO17, inspector privacy data omitted was notified of the incident for possible maintenance follow up with the operator. Incident closed with ptrs #2001B8788 with no further action required.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 9R AT KOPF AND CIRCLED FOR AN EASTBOUND BANNER PICKUP. AFTER THE PICKUP HE CLIMBED OUT NORMALLY AND PROCEEDED NORTH/NORTHEAST BOUND, GENERALLY FOLLOWING THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. HE CLEARED THE KOPF AIRSPACE AND HAD CLEARED THE TOWER FREQUENCY WHEN HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWLY LOSING POWER AND BEGINNING TO DESCEND SLIGHTLY. HE IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND MAGNETOS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. HE THEN CALLED THE KOPF TOWER AND TOLD THEM HE WAS SLOWLY LOSING POWER AND WAS DROPPING HIS BANNER IN A CATTLE PASTURE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE FLYING BACK TO KOPF. HE NOTICED HIS POSITION, AT THIS TIME, TO BE 1 MILE OUTSIDE OF KOPF AIRSPACE. NEXT HE DETERMINED HE COULD, AT BEST, ONLY HOLD 2100 RPM, SO HE CALLED OPA LOCKA TOWER AND LET THEM KNOW HE WAS GOING TO RETURN TO THE CATTLE PASTURE AND DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE THEN NOTED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE HAD GONE TO 0 PSI. HE SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND SUCCESSFULLY DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OCCURRING TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY INJURIES TO HIMSELF. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT ROTATE THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. PILOT STATED HIS COMPANY WAS G OING TO TRAILER THE AIRPLANE OUT OF PASTURE AND TO MAINTENANCE. FLL FSDO17, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT FOR POSSIBLE MAINTENANCE FOLLOW UP WITH THE OPERATOR. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH PTRS #2001B8788 WITH NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
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