What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft in cruise flight when engine suddenly oversped. Pilot was unable to control RPM with the propeller control. Prop RPM stabilized at 2500 RPM with throttle reduction to 15 inches map. Pilot noted an oil pressure indication of zero. Approximately 30 seconds later, aircraft began to shake; white smoke entered the cabin, and oil appeared on the windshield. After onset of airframe shaking, the pilot sensed that all power was lost. He subsequently secured the engined by pulling the mixture control to idle cutoff. Unable to make it to an airport, the pilot chose a field and maneuvered for an emergency landing. The field was muddy. Pilot landed gear-up.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERSPED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL RPM WITH THE PROPELLER CONTROL. PROP RPM STABILIZED AT 2500 RPM WITH THROTTLE REDUCTION TO 15 INCHES MAP. PILOT NOTED AN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION OF ZERO. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE; WHITE SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN, AND OIL APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER ONSET OF AIRFRAME SHAKING, THE PILOT SENSED THAT ALL POWER WAS LOST. HE SUBSEQUENTLY SECURED THE ENGINED BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUTOFF. UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN AIRPORT, THE PILOT CHOSE A FIELD AND MANEUVERED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FIELD WAS MUDDY. PILOT LANDED GEAR-UP.
NTSB investigation
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