What happened
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On 03/02/2008 airplane N8523 (T-28D) was enroute from konm to kdua piloted by privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was at 3,000 feet approximately 26.4 miles from his destination and noticed the oil pressure start to fluctuate. As he started his approach for his emergency landing the engine shuddered three or four times and then quite. He was forced to land at an alternate site other than the one he had hoped to land on. Shortly after landing the aircraft's left wheel entered a deep sandy hole, followed by the nose wheel entering another sandy hole. Neither gear made it out of the holes in one piece.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/02/2008 AIRPLANE N8523 (T-28D) WAS ENROUTE FROM KONM TO KDUA PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT 3,000 FEET APPROXIMATELY 26.4 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AND NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE START TO FLUCTUATE. AS HE STARTED HIS APPROACH FOR HIS EMERGENCY LANDING THE ENGINE SHUDDERED THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN QUITE. HE WAS FORCED TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE SITE OTHER THAN THE ONE HE HAD HOPED TO LAND ON. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WHEEL ENTERED A DEEP SANDY HOLE, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERING ANOTHER SANDY HOLE. NEITHER GEAR MADE IT OUT OF THE HOLES IN ONE PIECE.
NTSB investigation
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