What happened
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Six to eight miles away from the airport and at approximately 1200-1300 feet MSL, aircraft engine crankshaft seal became dislodged causing a discharge of oil onto the cowling and windscreen. Airman turned back to return to Fairbanks international airport. After an initial climbing turn, the airman entered a decent to the airport. The desired landing surface communicated to ATC was "ski 2". At a point prior to reaching "ski 2", the airman felt he was in a position to safely make the runway and elected to shut down the engine to prevent it from seizing. This precautionary shutdown resulted in his inability to reach the ski strip. The pilot notified ATC that he would be landing on taxiway c. during attempt to land on the taxiway, he flared too early resulting in a higher than normal sink rate and possible stall. The result was a hard landing which collapsed the aircraft's landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
SIX TO EIGHT MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1200-1300 FEET MSL, AIRCRAFT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SEAL BECAME DISLODGED CAUSING A DISCHARGE OF OIL ONTO THE COWLING AND WINDSCREEN. AIRMAN TURNED BACK TO RETURN TO FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER AN INITIAL CLIMBING TURN, THE AIRMAN ENTERED A DECENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE DESIRED LANDING SURFACE COMMUNICATED TO ATC WAS "SKI 2". AT A POINT PRIOR TO REACHING "SKI 2", THE AIRMAN FELT HE WAS IN A POSITION TO SAFELY MAKE THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO PREVENT IT FROM SEIZING. THIS PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO REACH THE SKI STRIP. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING ON TAXIWAY C. DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE TAXIWAY, HE FLARED TOO EARLY RESULTING IN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE AND POSSIBLE STALL. THE RESULT WAS A HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR.
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