What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1 Hour into flight after gas stop, right engine oil pressure dropped. Feathered engine and diversion to chs was requested. Aircraft would not hold altitude. Diversion to aqx was requested but aircraft descended and aircraft had to land in open field with gear up. Pilot was flying through the airspace level at 080. The pilot reported that he was experiencing icing and needed to descend to 060 and the icing went away. The pilot decided that he needed shut down one of his engines. The pilot then notified re that he wanted to deviate to kchs for his destination. The a/c was handed off to zjx ald sector and notified of the situation. Ald notified that the pilot wanted to go to kbnl. Called back few minutes later asking for any kind of roads in the area that the pilot could use to land on. Pilot ended up making an emergency landing in a field.
As the FAA filed it
1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT AFTER GAS STOP, RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. FEATHERED ENGINE AND DIVERSION TO CHS WAS REQUESTED. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE. DIVERSION TO AQX WAS REQUESTED BUT AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND AIRCRAFT HAD TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD WITH GEAR UP. PILOT WAS FLYING THROUGH THE AIRSPACE LEVEL AT 080. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ICING AND NEEDED TO DESCEND TO 060 AND THE ICING WENT AWAY. THE PILOT DECIDED THAT HE NEEDED SHUT DOWN ONE OF HIS ENGINES. THE PILOT THEN NOTIFIED RE THAT HE WANTED TO DEVIATE TO KCHS FOR HIS DESTINATION. THE A/C WAS HANDED OFF TO ZJX ALD SECTOR AND NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. ALD NOTIFIED THAT THE PILOT WANTED TO GO TO KBNL. CALLED BACK FEW MINUTES LATER ASKING FOR ANY KIND OF ROADS IN THE AREA THAT THE PILOT COULD USE TO LAND ON. PILOT ENDED UP MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.
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