What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that while enroute from klxt to kalo, he noticed the aircraft beginning to oscillate from side to side, and he saw that cylinders #5 and 6 were running hot. He cooled the engine by reducing power, opening the cowl flaps, and beginning a descent. He performed an uneventful precautionary landing at kgph.
The pilot stated that he ran the aircraft on the ground at kgph for approximately 15 minutes, with no performance defects noted. He decided to return to klxt. At approximately 4 miles from departure, the engine again began overheating, the aircraft began oscillating, and it was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot performed an emergency landing on a road, coming to rest in a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM KLXT TO KALO, HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT BEGINNING TO OSCILLATE FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND HE SAW THAT CYLINDERS #5 AND 6 WERE RUNNING HOT. HE COOLED THE ENGINE BY REDUCING POWER, OPENING THE COWL FLAPS, AND BEGINNING A DESCENT. HE PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KGPH.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AT KGPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, WITH NO PERFORMANCE DEFECTS NOTED. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO KLXT. AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE AGAIN BEGAN OVERHEATING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN OSCILLATING, AND IT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, COMING TO REST IN A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.