What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
-Event took place during a solo cross country flight with a student pilot seeking a private sel certificate.
-Flight planned, kboi to kbke return to kboi.
-Flight from kboi to kbke was uneventful. Pilot added 1QT of oil to to engine at kbke and departed for kboi.
-Aprox 25 miles from kbke the pilot noticed oil pressure fluctuations, contacted ATC, requested flight following and diverted to the nearest airport "S87" Weiser Municipal in Weiser, ID.
-Aprox 5 miles from S87 pilot noted smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergence.
-Fear of a fire the pilot shut down the engine and landed the aircraft on the runway.
-After pushing the aircraft to a parking spot the pilot noted the oil cap was off, all oil had been evacuated and the aircraft was covered in oil.
As the FAA filed it
-EVENT TOOK PLACE DURING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT PILOT SEEKING A PRIVATE SEL CERTIFICATE.
-FLIGHT PLANNED, KBOI TO KBKE RETURN TO KBOI.
-FLIGHT FROM KBOI TO KBKE WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOT ADDED 1QT OF OIL TO TO ENGINE AT KBKE AND DEPARTED FOR KBOI.
-APROX 25 MILES FROM KBKE THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS, CONTACTED ATC, REQUESTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT "S87" WEISER MUNICIPAL IN WEISER, ID.
-APROX 5 MILES FROM S87 PILOT NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCE.
-FEAR OF A FIRE THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.
-AFTER PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO A PARKING SPOT THE PILOT NOTED THE OIL CAP WAS OFF, ALL OIL HAD BEEN EVACUATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS COVERED IN OIL.
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