What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/01/2010 aircraft departed saf enroute to aeg. Shortly after take off, the pilot reported the engine oil pressure guage dropped to zero, then noticed the engine was running very rough. He attempted to return to the airport but noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment and a second later the engine siezed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing four miles sw of the airport on a mesa in rocky terrain. The aircraft touched down and hit the rocks and then caught fire & burned. The investigation revealed the engine oil cooler and oil filter had been replaced the day before but the impact and fire damage to the aircraft was too severe to reveal if either of these components were improperly installed. On 08/03/10, the saf airport manager called to report that on the day of the accident, he noticed a pool of oil on the runway the aircraft departed from but could not confirm the oil had come from the accident aircraft. Due to the extent of damage the fire caused to the engine it could not be determined where or if there was a loose line or missing oil fitting or other component that may have failed. The investigator in charge from the NTSB is doing further review to determine if an engine teardown is necessary. If the investigation continues and a teardown is performed, an FAA inspector will be involved and if another probable cause is determined, an amemded report will be filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/01/2010 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAF ENROUTE TO AEG. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A SECOND LATER THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOUR MILES SW OF THE AIRPORT ON A MESA IN ROCKY TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND HIT THE ROCKS AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE & BURNED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND OIL FILTER HAD BEEN REPLACED THE DAY BEFORE BUT THE IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO SEVERE TO REVEAL IF EITHER OF THESE COMPONENTS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. ON 08/03/10, THE SAF AIRPORT MANAGER CALLED TO REPORT THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, HE NOTICED A POOL OF OIL ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE OIL HAD COME FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE THE FIRE CAUSED TO THE ENGINE IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHERE OR IF THERE WAS A LOOSE LINE OR MISSING OIL FITTING OR OTHER COMPONENT THAT MAY HAVE FAILED. THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE FROM THE NTSB IS DOING FURTHER REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF AN ENGINE TEARDOWN IS NECESSARY. IF THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AND A TEARDOWN IS PERFORMED, AN FAA INSPECTOR WILL BE INVOLVED AND IF ANOTHER PROBABLE CAUSE IS DETERMINED, AN AMEMDED REPORT WILL BE FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.