What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed Charleston international airport (chs) for histon head (hxd). The pilot stated he experienced lost oil pressure soon after departure followed by smoke coming out of the cowling and then a vigorous vibration. A witness stated he saw a heavy trail of white smoke coming from the aircraft. The aircraft attempted to land on a major highway, struck a power line, hit the pavement inverted and skidded approximately 100 yards to a stop on the highway. During the initial on scene investigation, it was noticed that the belly of the entire fuselage was covered with oil, and what looked like a piston rod protruding through the engine block. (.19) on may 23, 2002, at 1835 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20, N4560H, owned by and registered to emarc incorporated, and operated by a private pilot, collided with power lines and landed on a road in Charleston, south carolina. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. The f light originated from greenville, north carolina, at an undetermined time. According to the pilot, during cruise flight, the engine began to lose oil pressure. Soon after the loss of oil pressure, the propeller stopped. The pilot attempted an emergency landing to a nearby highway. While maneuvering for the landing, the airplane collided with power lines and came to rest on the highway. The airplane sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CHS) FOR HISTON HEAD (HXD). THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOST OIL PRESSURE SOON AFTER DEPARTURE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE COWLING AND THEN A VIGOROUS VIBRATION. A WITNESS STATED HE SAW A HEAVY TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, STRUCK A POWER LINE, HIT THE PAVEMENT INVERTED AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THE INITIAL ON SCENE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BELLY OF THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE WAS COVERED WITH OIL, AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PISTON ROD PROTRUDING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. (.19) ON MAY 23, 2002, AT 1835 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20, N4560H, OWNED BY AND REGISTERED TO EMARC INCORPORATED, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND LANDED ON A ROAD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE F LIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE. SOON AFTER THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A NEARBY HIGHWAY. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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