What happened
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(-23) Saturday October 20, 2001 N1818J enroute from topeka (top) to wamego, KS (69K). A loud pop was heard from the engine followed by a decrease and loss of oil pressure. An emergency landing was performed in a field approximately 1.5 miles south of St. Marys, KS, south of white sands road, without further incident. The #3 engine cylinder head was found separated from the cylinder barrel (assembly p/n AEL65102-4.1/CCST4.1CA) just above the 3rd cooling fin of the cylinder head. The push rod tubes for the #3 cylinder were separated from the case allowing the tappet plunger assembly to exit the engine case resulting in the engine oil being pumped out of the tappet body.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2001 N1818J ENROUTE FROM TOPEKA (TOP) TO WAMEGO, KS (69K). A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF ST. MARYS, KS, SOUTH OF WHITE SANDS ROAD, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BARREL (ASSEMBLY P/N AEL65102-4.1/CCST4.1CA) JUST ABOVE THE 3RD COOLING FIN OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE PUSH ROD TUBES FOR THE #3 CYLINDER WERE SEPARATED FROM THE CASE ALLOWING THE TAPPET PLUNGER ASSEMBLY TO EXIT THE ENGINE CASE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OIL BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TAPPET BODY.
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