What happened
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Pilot noticed a drop in oil PSI and started losing power. Pilot could not maintain altidude and started a decent from 1300 feet. Pilot announced on 121.5 of situatation and advised he was not close enough to any locall airports and was going to land on the turnpike. He stated it was still to dark to find a good field to land. Pilot stated that the turnpike was lighted, had minumum traffic and was the best place to land. Aircraft had no damage. When oil checked at scene the dip stick had no visible oil shown. There was oil blown back from the engine along the entire length on the left side of the aircraft. During inspection of the engine it was noted that oil originated from the prop shaft just behind the prop spinner.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN OIL PSI AND STARTED LOSING POWER. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTIDUDE AND STARTED A DECENT FROM 1300 FEET. PILOT ANNOUNCED ON 121.5 OF SITUATATION AND ADVISED HE WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO ANY LOCALL AIRPORTS AND WAS GOING TO LAND ON THE TURNPIKE. HE STATED IT WAS STILL TO DARK TO FIND A GOOD FIELD TO LAND. PILOT STATED THAT THE TURNPIKE WAS LIGHTED, HAD MINUMUM TRAFFIC AND WAS THE BEST PLACE TO LAND. AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE. WHEN OIL CHECKED AT SCENE THE DIP STICK HAD NO VISIBLE OIL SHOWN. THERE WAS OIL BLOWN BACK FROM THE ENGINE ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IT WAS NOTED THAT OIL ORIGINATED FROM THE PROP SHAFT JUST BEHIND THE PROP SPINNER.
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