What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Approximately 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported to get fluctuations on the oil pressure indicator, the pressure would intermittently go to zero then return to normal. They cross-checked the oil temperature and cylinder head temperatures, and they indicated normal throughout the oil pressure fluctuations. They made the decision to climb to 10,500 feet as a precaution. The oil pressure indicator finally stabilized to normal. Approximately five minutes later they heard a pop from the engine, and rpms reduced from 2,200 to approximately 1,300. Pilot declared an emergency due to low engine power and had to make a off airport landing approximately 23 miles east of pga.
11/13/2025
Received an email on 11/12/2024 from the privacy data omitted stating the aircraft had been determined a total loss by the insurance company due to the aircraft being flipped over by high winds prior to recovery.
As the FAA filed it
APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED TO GET FLUCTUATIONS ON THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR, THE PRESSURE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO TO ZERO THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THEY CROSS-CHECKED THE OIL TEMPERATURE AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES, AND THEY INDICATED NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. THEY MADE THE DECISION TO CLIMB TO 10,500 FEET AS A PRECAUTION. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR FINALLY STABILIZED TO NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER THEY HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE, AND RPMS REDUCED FROM 2,200 TO APPROXIMATELY 1,300. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW ENGINE POWER AND HAD TO MAKE A OFF AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES EAST OF PGA.
11/13/2025
RECEIVED AN EMAIL ON 11/12/2024 FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLIPPED OVER BY HIGH WINDS PRIOR TO RECOVERY.