What happened
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Pilot had flown approximately 1 hr prior to accident, with practice approaches and touch-and-go landings at 2 airports.
After leveling at 3,000' MSL, engine began to run rough and lose power. Pilot declared emergency and attempted to glide to a nearby airport. When it became apparent that the aircraft would not reach the intended airport, pilot selected a snow covered field and executed a gear up landing approximately mid-field. Aircraft slid on snow-covered field and impacted trees at FAR end with significant damage and no injuries.
Engine disasssembly revealed catastrophic internal damage due to lack of lubrication. No evidence of oil leakage or excessive consumption was noted. Undetermined cause of low oil quantity.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 HR PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, WITH PRACTICE APPROACHES AND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT 2 AIRPORTS.
AFTER LEVELING AT 3,000' MSL, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REACH THE INTENDED AIRPORT, PILOT SELECTED A SNOW COVERED FIELD AND EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD. AIRCRAFT SLID ON SNOW-COVERED FIELD AND IMPACTED TREES AT FAR END WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.
ENGINE DISASSSEMBLY REVEALED CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE OR EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION WAS NOTED. UNDETERMINED CAUSE OF LOW OIL QUANTITY.
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