What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2-10-2024 during a rental aircraft check out flight the aircraft lost oil pressure shortly after take off. The pilot elected to land in a residential neighborhood due to no chance of landing back at the departure airport. The pilot missed several houses and subsequently hit some trees before impacting the ground belly first and slid on the street before coming to a rest. The aircraft received substantial damage from the impact with the trees and the street. The pilot and passenger did not sustain any injuries. There was no post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2-10-2024 DURING A RENTAL AIRCRAFT CHECK OUT FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO NO CHANCE OF LANDING BACK AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT MISSED SEVERAL HOUSES AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT SOME TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND BELLY FIRST AND SLID ON THE STREET BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND THE STREET. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.