What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2012, at approximately 1258 UTC, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N362DM, serial no. 7103220, had a low voltage warning light illuminate and noticiable sheen of engine oil develop on the windshield followed by a low oil pressure indication. The pilot made an emergency landing on the left northbound shoulder of interstate 75 approximately one mile north of the gibsonton drvie exit in hillsborough county, Tampa, Florida. The left wing clipped a sign on the interstate ripping off a third of the outboard wing section followed by a prop strike before the aircraft came to rest on the center median guardrail. The flight originated at the Tampa/hillsborough Peter O Knight Airport, ktpf. Metereological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1258 UTC, A PIPER PA-32R-301T, N362DM, SERIAL NO. 7103220, HAD A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND NOTICIABLE SHEEN OF ENGINE OIL DEVELOP ON THE WINDSHIELD FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE LEFT NORTHBOUND SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE 75 APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE GIBSONTON DRVIE EXIT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, TAMPA, FLORIDA. THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A SIGN ON THE INTERSTATE RIPPING OFF A THIRD OF THE OUTBOARD WING SECTION FOLLOWED BY A PROP STRIKE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTER MEDIAN GUARDRAIL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH PETER O KNIGHT AIRPORT, KTPF. METEREOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.