What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was conducting a cross country flight from ftw to lbb. At cruise altitude, 6500 feet, he reported that he noted that oil pressure decreased while oil temperature increased. Pilot elected to return to airport of departure. Enroute pilot elected to make an off airport landing. Pilot reported that he closed the mixture before landing and the prop was windmilling. The propeller appeared to have experienced a low power impact. The pilot landed into the wind in a pasture with 1.5-2.5 foot high grass. He also hit a 3 strand wire livestock fence. The nose gear collapsed. The aircraft flipped upside down. The fuel tanks contained fuel. The engine showed at least 6 quarts of oil in the tank. There was a light mist of oil on the windscreen. There was no oil on the firewall. The director of maintenance, on scene, reported that it appeared that the oil annunciator light sensor may have cracked allowing some small amount of oil to escape from the engine and this could account for the mist of oil on the wind screen. The aircraft was moved to air salvage of dallas. NTSB may elect to test run the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FTW TO LBB. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, 6500 FEET, HE REPORTED THAT HE NOTED THAT OIL PRESSURE DECREASED WHILE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. ENROUTE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CLOSED THE MIXTURE BEFORE LANDING AND THE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOW POWER IMPACT. THE PILOT LANDED INTO THE WIND IN A PASTURE WITH 1.5-2.5 FOOT HIGH GRASS. HE ALSO HIT A 3 STRAND WIRE LIVESTOCK FENCE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. THE ENGINE SHOWED AT LEAST 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE TANK. THERE WAS A LIGHT MIST OF OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE FIREWALL. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, ON SCENE, REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE OIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT SENSOR MAY HAVE CRACKED ALLOWING SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL TO ESCAPE FROM THE ENGINE AND THIS COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE MIST OF OIL ON THE WIND SCREEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS. NTSB MAY ELECT TO TEST RUN THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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