What happened
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On June 13, 2012 aircraft N9238J left livingston municipal airport (8A3) livingston TN ferrying for maintenance to clearwater air park clearwater FL (kclw). Pilot heading approximately 12 miles south of fitzgerald municipal airport (kfzg) when he felt the aircraft shutter. The pilot decided to turn back towards fitzgerald municipal airport when the pilot reported upon completion of a 180 turn he heard a boom saw an item depart from aircraft by the left side of the aircraft at the same time the propeller dead stop. Pilot determines he is not going to make it back to fitzgerald municipal airport (kfzg) he prepared to make an emergency landing in a cotton field off of nash lane in Ocilla ga. Upon the emergency landing the pilot hit his head on the glare shield causing minor injuries to the head and face. Damage to the aircraft included structural damage to engine mount, lower engine cowling, forward fuselage damage to include the firewall, all landing gear collapsed, left hand wing damaged in the landing gear area, aircraft engine case at the #1 cylinder upper and lower are holes approximately 4" in diameter. Observation very little amount of oil came from the engine damage area and ground. No oil was on the aircraft sides or top. Oil was in the aircraft engine, drained approximately 2 quarts and still had oil in the engine. Both fuel tanks had fuel approximately 15 gallons. Pilot reported later that after the shutter that he did not think he had oil pressure. Probable cause oil delivery system failed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 13, 2012 AIRCRAFT N9238J LEFT LIVINGSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8A3) LIVINGSTON TN FERRYING FOR MAINTENANCE TO CLEARWATER AIR PARK CLEARWATER FL (KCLW). PILOT HEADING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTH OF FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFZG) WHEN HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUTTER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TURN BACK TOWARDS FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED UPON COMPLETION OF A 180 TURN HE HEARD A BOOM SAW AN ITEM DEPART FROM AIRCRAFT BY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SAME TIME THE PROPELLER DEAD STOP. PILOT DETERMINES HE IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK TO FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFZG) HE PREPARED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD OFF OF NASH LANE IN OCILLA GA. UPON THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE PILOT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GLARE SHIELD CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FACE.DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, FORWARD FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO INCLUDE THE FIREWALL, ALL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, LEFT HAND WING DAMAGED IN THE LANDING GEAR AREA, AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASE AT THE #1 CYLINDER UPPER AND LOWER ARE HOLES APPROXIMATELY 4" IN DIAMETER. OBSERVATION VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF OIL CAME FROM THE ENGINE DAMAGE AREA AND GROUND. NO OIL WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT SIDES OR TOP. OIL WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS AND STILL HAD OIL IN THE ENGINE. BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD FUEL APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS. PILOT REPORTED LATER THAT AFTER THE SHUTTER THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE HAD OIL PRESSURE. PROBABLE CAUSE OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM FAILED.
NTSB investigation
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