What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airmen had changed his own oil to privacy data omitted 100 50 weight summer oil, 3 months prior. He was unfamilar with cold weather operations, having been based in las vegas. Upon starting the aircraft without preheat in below 32F weather, the oil started to leak from the oil cooler. Evidence of oil leakage was discovered at te point where the aircraft was started and continued to the departure runway. 10 minutes after departing the airport the engine suffered a catastrophic failure. The airman had to respond to the engine failure with an off-field emergency landing. During the emergency landing the aircraft stuck a tree, leading to signifcant damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMEN HAD CHANGED HIS OWN OIL TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 100 50 WEIGHT SUMMER OIL, 3 MONTHS PRIOR. HE WAS UNFAMILAR WITH COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS, HAVING BEEN BASED IN LAS VEGAS. UPON STARTING THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PREHEAT IN BELOW 32F WEATHER, THE OIL STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER. EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT TE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND CONTINUED TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE AIRMAN HAD TO RESPOND TO THE ENGINE FAILURE WITH AN OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STUCK A TREE, LEADING TO SIGNIFCANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.