What happened
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On November 29, 2018 at 2110Z private pilot, and passenger departed johnson county executive airport, olathe, KS in a Cirrus SR-22 N597CP for dekalb-peachtree airport, atlanta, GA. The flight was flown at 17,500 feet and the aircraft operated with no issues. During the descent into pdk, the pilot felt a slight jolt from the engine and shortly after recieved a low oil pressure alert. The pilot completed the low oil pressure checklist and selected the nearest airport. The pilot went direct for ryy (Cobb county international airport-mccollum field atlanta, Georgia, usa.) The pilot notified the tower of and emergency. At approx. 2 miles from the runway and an altitude of 2000FT, the pilot said the engine failed. The pilot activated the airplanes emergency parachute, as the aircraft came down it hit a tree and landed on the campus at Kennesaw state university. Fire and rescue were called both the pilot and passenger where taken to the hospital but released with minor injuries..
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018 AT 2110Z PRIVATE PILOT, AND PASSENGER DEPARTED JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, OLATHE, KS IN A CIRRUS SR-22 N597CP FOR DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GA. THE FLIGHT WAS FLOWN AT 17,500 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED WITH NO ISSUES. DURING THE DESCENT INTO PDK, THE PILOT FELT A SLIGHT JOLT FROM THE ENGINE AND SHORTLY AFTER RECIEVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE ALERT. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE CHECKLIST AND SELECTED THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT WENT DIRECT FOR RYY (COBB COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-MCCOLLUM FIELD ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA.) THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF AND EMERGENCY. AT APPROX. 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AND AN ALTITUDE OF 2000FT, THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE AIRPLANES EMERGENCY PARACHUTE, AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IT HIT A TREE AND LANDED ON THE CAMPUS AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY. FIRE AND RESCUE WERE CALLED BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES..
NTSB investigation
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