What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N21415 departed rwy , cae at approximately 1600 during downwind on climbout, the pilot observed a loss of oil pressure. Decided to return to the airport. Shortly thereafter, observed smoke from engine and in the cockpit. The pilot then made a more direct course towards the airport, then the engine failed. After evaluating his options, the pilot attempted to land n hwy 302. At approximately 30 feet, the aircraft struck a phone pole, yawed to the right and made contact with the roadway, at a nose down and right wing down attitude. The aircraft slid approximately 150 feet before comming to rest at roadside. There were two occupants onboard, a pilot an one passenger, no injury to the passenger, and minor abrashions to the pilots right knucklesthe aircraft has been recovered to atlnta air recovery in griffin ga. Wednesday oct 3, 2010 at 0830 inspectors from the atl FSDO as well as reresentatives from teledyne Continental motors and a representative from Cessna will attend the examination of the engine if availableinspector privacy data omitted of atl observed the engine examination, the 10-13-2010 exam revieled 8 qrts o oil remaining in the engine, and indications that the #5 clynder /piston failed. Copies of the engine aintenance records were e-mailed to inspector privacy data omitted. The engine is being moved to teledyne-contenental for further examination and teardown.10-25-2010 contacted the town of south congaree for the accident photos, contacted the NTSB, privacy data omitted for an update. Inspector privacy data omitted indicated that he iswaiting for the engine to be transfered to tcm. He will update when he has more information
As the FAA filed it
N21415 DEPARTED RWY , CAE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 DURING DOWNWIND ON CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT OBSERVED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OBSERVED SMOKE FROM ENGINE AND IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT THEN MADE A MORE DIRECT COURSE TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. AFTER EVALUATING HIS OPTIONS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND N HWY 302. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PHONE POLE, YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY, AT A NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE COMMING TO REST AT ROADSIDE.THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD, A PILOT AN ONE PASSENGER, NO INJURY TO THE PASSENGER, AND MINOR ABRASHIONS TO THE PILOTS RIGHT KNUCKLESTHE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO ATLNTA AIR RECOVERY IN GRIFFIN GA. WEDNESDAY OCT 3, 2010 AT 0830 INSPECTORS FROM THE ATL FSDO AS WELL AS RERESENTATIVES FROM TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CESSNA WILL ATTEND THE EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE IF AVAILABLEINSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ATL OBSERVED THE ENGINE EXAMINATION, THE 10-13-2010 EXAM REVIELED 8 QRTS O OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE, AND INDICATIONS THAT THE #5 CLYNDER /PISTON FAILED. COPIES OF THE ENGINE AINTENANCE RECORDS WERE E-MAILED TO INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE IS BEING MOVED TO TELEDYNE-CONTENENTAL FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND TEARDOWN.10-25-2010 CONTACTED THE TOWN OF SOUTH CONGAREE FOR THE ACCIDENT PHOTOS, CONTACTED THE NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR AN UPDATE. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT HE ISWAITING FOR THE ENGINE TO BE TRANSFERED TO TCM. HE WILL UPDATE WHEN HE HAS MORE INFORMATION
NTSB investigation
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