What happened
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(-23) On July 28, 2005, at approximately 16:00 CDT, a Cessna 175, N6776E, impacted terrain during a precautionary landing near Graham, OK. The aircraft received substantial damage as a result; the private rated pilot was not injured. According to statements made by the pilot, he was on a VFR cross country flight from mckinney, TX to yuma, CO. During cruise flight at 3,000 feet MSL, the pilot stated that he noticed that the oil pressure began dropping rapidly and that the oil temperature was slightly higher than normal. At that point, the pilot began making procedures for a precautionary landing in a pasture that was located 3 miles northeast of Graham, OK. Post crash inspection revealed that a stream of fresh engine oil trailed from an area under the engine cowling aft to the lower rudder cap. Further examination revealed that the source of oil loss was from the flange of engine's generator. Structural damage was contained to left wing spar, horizontal stabilizer, propeller, and shearing of the left main and nose strut landing gear assemblies. There was no post crash fire. In depth review of aircraft maintenance records is pending. Nearest weather conditions at time of accident were VFR.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 CDT, A CESSNA 175, N6776E, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR GRAHAM, OK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT; THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT, HE WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MCKINNEY, TX TO YUMA, CO. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,000 FEET MSL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT BEGAN MAKING PROCEDURES FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PASTURE THAT WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAHAM, OK. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A STREAM OF FRESH ENGINE OIL TRAILED FROM AN AREA UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING AFT TO THE LOWER RUDDER CAP. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE SOURCE OF OIL LOSS WAS FROM THE FLANGE OF ENGINE'S GENERATOR. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO LEFT WING SPAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PROPELLER, AND SHEARING OF THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE STRUT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. IN DEPTH REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS IS PENDING. NEAREST WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WERE VFR.
NTSB investigation
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