What happened
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(-23) Pilot was at cruise altitude of 2500' and reported a loss of power. The engine started running rough and exhibited a severe vibration. Pilot shut the engine down and set up for best glide to a dirt field. On landing, aircraft struck a fence post and sheared the nose gear off, coming to rest in a vertical position on the nose. During inspection of the engine at the scene, noted 6 quarts of oil registered on the dipstick, and the crankshaft rotated freely. Found significant metal contamination in the rocker covers of #2 and #4 cylinders, and the lower spark plugs for those cylinders were full of oil. Confirmation of cause for the engine failure is pending engine teardown inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2500' AND REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND EXHIBITED A SEVERE VIBRATION. PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND SET UP FOR BEST GLIDE TO A DIRT FIELD. ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST AND SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR OFF, COMING TO REST IN A VERTICAL POSITION ON THE NOSE. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT THE SCENE, NOTED 6 QUARTS OF OIL REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK, AND THE CRANKSHAFT ROTATED FREELY. FOUND SIGNIFICANT METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE ROCKER COVERS OF #2 AND #4 CYLINDERS, AND THE LOWER SPARK PLUGS FOR THOSE CYLINDERS WERE FULL OF OIL. CONFIRMATION OF CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IS PENDING ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION.
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