What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 65 NM north of Fairbanks, Alaska, the pilot of N3486C noticed some smoke in the cockpit then turned back toward Fairbanks. A vibration started to occur then oil showed up on the windshield. The engine began to run rougher. The pilot found a blm road to land on while he was descending due to loss of power. Fss was called and an emergency was declared. Another aircraft in the area landed and extracted the pilot. The landing was uneventful and there was no damage or injuries. The right skii went into a snow berm and the aircraft came to a stop near some trees. The road was hard-pack snow about 8-10 feet wide.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 65 NM NORTH OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, THE PILOT OF N3486C NOTICED SOME SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT THEN TURNED BACK TOWARD FAIRBANKS. A VIBRATION STARTED TO OCCUR THEN OIL SHOWED UP ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHER. THE PILOT FOUND A BLM ROAD TO LAND ON WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. FSS WAS CALLED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA LANDED AND EXTRACTED THE PILOT.THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.THE RIGHT SKII WENT INTO A SNOW BERM AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP NEAR SOME TREES.THE ROAD WAS HARD-PACK SNOW ABOUT 8-10 FEET WIDE.
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