What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilotprivacy data omitted and privacy data omitted departed gmu at 12:59 pm , in route to chs. The sky was clear and winds were light. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight, the red oil annunciator light came on and the oil pressure gauge went to 0 PSI. The tachometer showed that the engine was over speeding well beyond redline. Pilot pulled back the throttle half way to see if engine could be saved. Pilot called kcae approach controller and declared a problem. Controller stated pilot could land there, if that would help. At that point the engine was no longer running and there was smoke coming out of the engine compartment. The pilot declared an emergency with the controller and began looking for the best place to pull the chute. The pilot attempted to get as close as possible to lake shore before chute was pulled. At flight altitude 2000 feet, pilot pulled the chute. Pilot stated that it was around 13:25 pm. Upon entering the lake, the chute was still inflated and dragging pilot and passenger closer to shore so they remained in the plane for a couple of minutes. At some point the chute started pulling them away from shore so they departed the aircraft and swam towards shore. Both pilot and passenger, were examined by responding EMS personal. No injuries were reported/recorded.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GMU AT 12:59 PM , IN ROUTE TO CHS. THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND WINDS WERE LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE RED OIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO 0 PSI. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVER SPEEDING WELL BEYOND REDLINE. PILOT PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE HALF WAY TO SEE IF ENGINE COULD BE SAVED. PILOT CALLED KCAE APPROACH CONTROLLER AND DECLARED A PROBLEM. CONTROLLER STATED PILOT COULD LAND THERE, IF THAT WOULD HELP. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE CONTROLLER AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE BEST PLACE TO PULL THE CHUTE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO LAKE SHORE BEFORE CHUTE WAS PULLED. AT FLIGHT ALTITUDE 2000 FEET, PILOT PULLED THE CHUTE. PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS AROUND 13:25 PM. UPON ENTERING THE LAKE, THE CHUTE WAS STILL INFLATED AND DRAGGING PILOT AND PASSENGER CLOSER TO SHORE SO THEY REMAINED IN THE PLANE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AT SOME POINT THE CHUTE STARTED PULLING THEM AWAY FROM SHORE SO THEY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TOWARDS SHORE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER, WERE EXAMINED BY RESPONDING EMS PERSONAL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED/RECORDED.
NTSB investigation
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