From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While en route from knhk to kilm N1147X lost oil pressure during descent which caused a subsequent engine failure. The pilot turned toward kacz, declared an emergency and landed northwest on river road just east of Wallace NC. The only damage was to the aft third of the right wing fairing that clipped a mailbox on the landing roll out.
Engine inspection found #1 and #3 connecting rod broke. Prop governor oil supply line fitting loose allowing high pressure oil to escape. Then starved the engine of oil and connecting rods failed.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KNHK TO KILM N1147X LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING DESCENT WHICH CAUSED A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD KACZ, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED NORTHWEST ON RIVER ROAD JUST EAST OF WALLACE NC. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE AFT THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING FAIRING THAT CLIPPED A MAILBOX ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT.
ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND #1 AND #3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE. PROP GOVERNOR OIL SUPPLY LINE FITTING LOOSE ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE OIL TO ESCAPE. THEN STARVED THE ENGINE OF OIL AND CONNECTING RODS FAILED.
Other reports on N1147X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.