NAVION PLT HAS OIL LEAK AND IS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LNDG.

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UPON THE SHOWING OF A SMALL SPATTERING OF OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD I INFORMED GRAY APCH THAT I HAD A PROB AND THAT I WAS RETURNING TO BURNET. WITHIN MOMENTS THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED BY A THICK FILM OF OIL AND COMPLETELY OBSCURED. I INFORMED GRAY THAT I WAS MAKING AN OFF FIELD LNDG. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE PROP LEVER OUT TO FULL PITCH TO SHUT OFF THE OIL TO THE PROP GOVERNOR AS CALLED FOR IN THE OPERATING HANDBOOK. NEXT I SURVEYED THE AREA AND SELECTED A PLACE TO LAND. I MADE A L CIRCLING APCH TO KEEP THE SITE IN VIEW AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. USING SIDE VISION I MADE A SOFT LNDG AND APPLIED ALL THE BRAKING ACTION AVAILABLE. I DID NOT FEEL THE R FLAP IMPACT A FENCE POST. NO ONE WAS HURT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS MINIMAL. IN THE 2 MINS OR LESS THAT THIS TOOK PLACE THE ENG LOST 3 OF 7 QUARTS OF OIL. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB TURNED OUT TO BE THE CONNECTION OF THE OIL SYS TO THE PROP GOVERNOR. THE 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE OIL LINE FITTING TO THE BACK OF THE GOVERNOR HAD BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY AND ALLOWED THE SEAL TO FAIL.