What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 19, 2001, at 0830 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR-20, N747TW, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in a corn field near St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. Prior to the forced landing attempt, the pilot reported that he had lost engine power. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules plan under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane sustained serious injuries. The cross-country flight originated at minneapolis, Minnesota, at 0755, and was en route to rapid city, south dakota. Federal aviation administration inspectors examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was resting upright on its belly in a cornfield. A ground scar preceded the airplane wreckage by approximately 50 feet. The airplane's engine was broken aft at the mounts. The cowling was broken aft. The forward fuselage was broken aft. The nose wheel and main landing gear were broken aft. A hole was punctured in the left wing at the fuel tank. The propeller remained attached at the flange. One of the three propeller blades was bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine revealed 3 punctures in the top of the crankcase at cylinders number 1, 2, and 4. A 2-inch diameter piece of the crankcase rested on top of the engine. The oil drain plug was absent. The threads at the oil drain port showed no damage or evidence of safety wiring. The oil dip stick and oil filter showed heat damage. A film of oil was observed on the firewall. There was no evidence of oil in the engine. An examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies. (-23) on 09/19/2001 approximately 0720 N747TW, Cirrus SR-20 departed IFR from crystal airport (mic) for rapid city, s.d. pilot in command k. klein and one passenger. At 3000 AGL, approximately 23 minutes enroute, 13 miles west of flying cloud arpt. (Fcm) engine oil light illuminated "red". Oil pressure gauge indicated "zero." Engine stopped. Propeller windmilling. Added power but no engine response. Notified ATC of problem. ATC provided instructions to fcm airport. Passenger could not locate approach plate for fcm. Pilot did not feel he could blide to fcm because now VFR at 800 AGL. Pilot land ed in field. Field investigation revealed engine oil crankcase drain plug missing. Engine crankcase cracked in several places on top side. No oil indicated on engine dip stick.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2001, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR-20, N747TW, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD NEAR ST. BONIFACIUS, MINNESOTA. PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AT 0755, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING UPRIGHT ON ITS BELLY IN A CORNFIELD. A GROUND SCAR PRECEDED THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE BY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS BROKEN AFT AT THE MOUNTS. THE COWLING WAS BROKEN AFT. THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BROKEN AFT. THE NOSE WHEEL AND MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE BROKEN AFT. A HOLE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE LEFT WING AT THE FUEL TANK. THE PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED AT THE FLANGE. ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED 3 PUNCTURES IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE AT CYLINDERS NUMBER 1, 2, AND 4. A 2-INCH DIAMETER PIECE OF THE CRANKCASE RESTED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS ABSENT. THE THREADS AT THE OIL DRAIN PORT SHOWED NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF SAFETY WIRING. THE OIL DIP STICK AND OIL FILTER SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE. A FILM OF OIL WAS OBSERVED ON THE FIREWALL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE REMAINING AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) ON 09/19/2001 APPROXIMATELY 0720 N747TW, CIRRUS SR-20 DEPARTED IFR FROM CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC) FOR RAPID CITY, S.D. PILOT IN COMMAND K. KLEIN AND ONE PASSENGER. AT 3000 AGL, APPROXIMATELY 23 MINUTES ENROUTE, 13 MILES WEST OF FLYING CLOUD ARPT. (FCM) ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED "RED". OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED "ZERO." ENGINE STOPPED. PROPELLER WINDMILLING. ADDED POWER BUT NO ENGINE RESPONSE. NOTIFIED ATC OF PROBLEM. ATC PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS TO FCM AIRPORT. PASSENGER COULD NOT LOCATE APPROACH PLATE FOR FCM. PILOT DID NOT FEEL HE COULD BLIDE TO FCM BECAUSE NOW VFR AT 800 AGL. PILOT LAND ED IN FIELD. FIELD INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE OIL CRANKCASE DRAIN PLUG MISSING. ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON TOP SIDE. NO OIL INDICATED ON ENGINE DIP STICK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.