What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Pilot provided the following statemtent:
IFR flight plan from kjax to 1G0. Departed at 7:53 am EST. Climbing through 11,000 feet to 13,000 I noticed a power reduction and lack of climb. I called jacksonville center and requested a change in altitude to 11,000 feet and was granted that. Moments later the oil pressure warning light came on and when I looked at it the pressure was down substantially. At that point I knew I had a serious problem and asked center for vectors to the nearest airport. I activated auto glide and it indicated that no airports were within gliding distance. Steered to kays and shortly thereafter the engine started running very rough, making loud banging noises. We chose a field and headed for it and I believe I told center we were putting it down in the field we eventually landed in. The engine seized a minute or two before we landed. Ran out of room in the field and we struck a tree before stopping completely.
At this time the NTSB has sent the engine to the lab for further analysis. Awaiting those results.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMTENT:
IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KJAX TO 1G0. DEPARTED AT 7:53 AM EST. CLIMBING THROUGH 11,000 FEET TO 13,000 I NOTICED A POWER REDUCTION AND LACK OF CLIMB. I CALLED JACKSONVILLE CENTER AND REQUESTED A CHANGE IN ALTITUDE TO 11,000 FEET AND WAS GRANTED THAT. MOMENTS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I LOOKED AT IT THE PRESSURE WAS DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY. AT THAT POINT I KNEW I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ASKED CENTER FOR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. I ACTIVATED AUTO GLIDE AND IT INDICATED THAT NO AIRPORTS WERE WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE. STEERED TO KAYS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH, MAKING LOUD BANGING NOISES. WE CHOSE A FIELD AND HEADED FOR IT AND I BELIEVE I TOLD CENTER WE WERE PUTTING IT DOWN IN THE FIELD WE EVENTUALLY LANDED IN. THE ENGINE SEIZED A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE WE LANDED. RAN OUT OF ROOM IN THE FIELD AND WE STRUCK A TREE BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY.
AT THIS TIME THE NTSB HAS SENT THE ENGINE TO THE LAB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. AWAITING THOSE RESULTS.
NTSB investigation
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