What happened
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N914BB departed Terre Haute, IN (khuf) on runway 18. At approximately 400' AGL, the pilot reported that the aircraft engine began losing power. After the pilot determined he could neither continue climbing or maintain altitude, he declared an emergency with the khuf tower. The tower cleared the aircraft to land on runway 23/05, but due to the limited engine power available the pilot elected to land on runway 32, the closest paved surface. Runway 32 was closed for maintenance. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft to avoid personnel working on runway and landed the aircraft. After landing the pilot was able to taxi to the ramp. The pilot stated that his post flight inspection revealed the "out" line of the engine oil dry sump was not tightly secured by the oil line fitting. Subsequent investigation revealed that the aircraft contained fuel in both wing tanks and the oil tank was fully serviced with oil in normal condition. The aircraft experienced no external damage or abnormal fluid leakage; however, the engine could not be rotated.
As the FAA filed it
N914BB DEPARTED TERRE HAUTE, IN (KHUF) ON RUNWAY 18. AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. AFTER THE PILOT DETERMINED HE COULD NEITHER CONTINUE CLIMBING OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE KHUF TOWER. THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23/05, BUT DUE TO THE LIMITED ENGINE POWER AVAILABLE THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, THE CLOSEST PAVED SURFACE. RUNWAY 32 WAS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID PERSONNEL WORKING ON RUNWAY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE "OUT" LINE OF THE ENGINE OIL DRY SUMP WAS NOT TIGHTLY SECURED BY THE OIL LINE FITTING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND THE OIL TANK WAS FULLY SERVICED WITH OIL IN NORMAL CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL FLUID LEAKAGE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE ROTATED.
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