What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 17, 2022 at 1130 EST a 1985 Dwyer Michael D, model Q-200, N3QP that is privacy data omitted, contacted bkv tower west of bkv with an emergency due to low oil pressure. The aircraft landed north of Brooksville airport (kbkv) in a grass covered drainage ditch due to aircraft engine no longer making power. Visual meteorolgical conditions prevailed. The pilot stated that he noticed lower than normal oil pressure reading of 22 PSI with normal being 35 PSI around crystal river Florida on his way back to st. petersburg airport (kpie), with kbkv insight the engine started running rough, shaking the plane, and not making power. Aircraft had to make an emergency landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 17, 2022 AT 1130 EST A 1985 DWYER MICHAEL D, MODEL Q-200, N3QP THAT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONTACTED BKV TOWER WEST OF BKV WITH AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORTH OF BROOKSVILLE AIRPORT (KBKV) IN A GRASS COVERED DRAINAGE DITCH DUE TO AIRCRAFT ENGINE NO LONGER MAKING POWER. VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE READING OF 22 PSI WITH NORMAL BEING 35 PSI AROUND CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA ON HIS WAY BACK TO ST.PETERSBURG AIRPORT (KPIE), WITH KBKV INSIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, SHAKING THE PLANE, AND NOT MAKING POWER. AIRCRAFT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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