What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N9028K a PA-32-300 aircraft operated by a commercially rated pilot and co-owner of the aircraft along with 2 passengers was enroute from new bern, NC to st. augustine, FL, under title 14 CFR 91. At approximately 8 miles west of the Wilmington, NC airport (ilm) at 4000 feet the pilot noticed a drop in the engine oil pressure followed by a low oil pressure annunciator light illumination. The pilot informed Wilmington tower of the emergency and was cleared for an immediate landing, while on approach for the ilm airport the engine developed a severe vibration and then ceased, the pilot then informed the tower that he would not be able to make the airport and that he was looking for area to perform an emergency landing. The pilot landed the aircraft on a highway approximately 3 miles west of the ilm airport without injury or damage. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N9028K A PA-32-300 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT AND CO-OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH 2 PASSENGERS WAS ENROUTE FROM NEW BERN, NC TO ST. AUGUSTINE, FL, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 91. AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WEST OF THE WILMINGTON, NC AIRPORT (ILM) AT 4000 FEET THE PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE PILOT INFORMED WILMINGTON TOWER OF THE EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE LANDING, WHILE ON APPROACH FOR THE ILM AIRPORT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND THEN CEASED, THE PILOT THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR AREA TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE ILM AIRPORT WITHOUT INJURY OR DAMAGE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.