What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that at approximately 2500 feet MSL and 2-3 NM from the pdk airport, the engine began to couch and sputter, pilot noticed engine oil pressure below the yellow range, approximately 10 seconds later the engine quit completely. Pilot made an emergency landing on a highway, during the descent the left wing struck a tree. The pilot elected to land with flaps up. The airplane landed with some power and excessive rate of descent and airspeed which resulted in collapsing all three landing gears.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET MSL AND 2-3 NM FROM THE PDK AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO COUCH AND SPUTTER, PILOT NOTICED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BELOW THE YELLOW RANGE, APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY, DURING THE DESCENT THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH FLAPS UP. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH SOME POWER AND EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AND AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSING ALL THREE LANDING GEARS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.