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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Browns William J ARION LIGHTNING · Bourbonnais, IL · February 19, 2014

Date: February 19, 2014 · 13:54 local
Place: Bourbonnais, IL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N716MZ
Reported as: Browns William J Arion Lightning
Reported engine: JABIRU 6 CYL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N716MZRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2018 · Browns William J ARION LIGHTNINGS/N 50 · Built 2008 Airframe modelBrowns William J ARION LIGHTNING Engine modelJabiru 33004 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft (N716MZ) departed the lewis lockport airport (klot) on a pleasure flight on 2/19/2014. When returning to (lot), power was reduced at 3000 ft to start the descent, the pilot then detected smoke in the cockpit followed by the smell of oil. He then noticed that his oil pressure dropped to zero followed by engine failure. He then had to make an emergency landing off airport. There was no fire or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT (N716MZ) DEPARTED THE LEWIS LOCKPORT AIRPORT (KLOT) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT ON 2/19/2014. WHEN RETURNING TO (LOT), POWER WAS REDUCED AT 3000 FT TO START THE DESCENT, THE PILOT THEN DETECTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF OIL. HE THEN NOTICED THAT HIS OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. HE THEN HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES.