What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The engine of the aircraft had been zero timed just two flight hours prior to the accident flight due to reaching tbo. For break-in, the repair facility told the owner to fly at 5000 feet pressure altitude at maximum power for lat least 10 hours. The first leg was chino to needles. Uneventful. Second leg two days later. No oil on the ground or leaks noted during preflight. About 35 minutes after takeoff, pilot noted a smell of burning paint. Oil temp was out of range high and oil pressure was out of range low (zero). The engine seized, a landing site was selected. Pilot called mayday on guard frequency. Transponder was set to 7700. A jet blue flight responded. Position was relayed. The aircraft landed in an extremely remote section of the mojave desert due to circumnavigation of a restricted area. No injuries or fatalities. Pilot contacted jet blue again with the exact coordinates. A reach helicopter rescued the pilot and passenger in about 90 minutes.
As the FAA filed it
THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ZERO TIMED JUST TWO FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT DUE TO REACHING TBO. FOR BREAK-IN, THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD THE OWNER TO FLY AT 5000 FEET PRESSURE ALTITUDE AT MAXIMUM POWER FOR LAT LEAST 10 HOURS. THE FIRST LEG WAS CHINO TO NEEDLES. UNEVENTFUL. SECOND LEG TWO DAYS LATER. NO OIL ON THE GROUND OR LEAKS NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT. ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING PAINT. OIL TEMP WAS OUT OF RANGE HIGH AND OIL PRESSURE WAS OUT OF RANGE LOW (ZERO). THE ENGINE SEIZED, A LANDING SITE WAS SELECTED. PILOT CALLED MAYDAY ON GUARD FREQUENCY. TRANSPONDER WAS SET TO 7700. A JET BLUE FLIGHT RESPONDED. POSITION WAS RELAYED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN EXTREMELY REMOTE SECTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT DUE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF A RESTRICTED AREA. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. PILOT CONTACTED JET BLUE AGAIN WITH THE EXACT COORDINATES. A REACH HELICOPTER RESCUED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IN ABOUT 90 MINUTES.
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