Narrative:

Departed msn on IFR clearance (msn V2 bae direct enw) landing enw. I was with mke approach, cleared for the ILS 6 at enw, 5 mi from the OM, maintain 3000'. I first noticed a propeller overspd, asked to cancel IFR and the ILS approach and proceed for a straight in to runway 6L enw. As I scanned my gauges I noticed that my oil temperature was red line and oil pressure 0, cylinder head temperature red line. I could smell oil and heard 1 or more cylinders begin to 'pop,' plus my power was failing. Realizing an engine out was imminent I declared an emergency, got a vector to the nearest airport (130 degrees, 3 mi or so), maintained 86 KIAS (best glide) and maneuvered for the airport. The engine stopped about 3/4 mi away. I landed over wires, downwind on a 2200' grass (turf) strip at a private airport (winfield near bristol, wi). No injuries, no damage to the aircraft, on a runway. The FAA has determined that this was an incident, not an accident. The engine had ceased due to total loss of oil. The problem appears to be stripped threads on the oil filter adapter. (My opinion--FAA will determine cause.) I had had the oil changed approximately 3 flight hours prior and on preflight there was no indication of any problem. As to how to prevent this from occurring again, I think I will stop having oil changes at the local FBO shop and deal only with a repair station in the future. Since insurance does not cover engine failure and I will have to get a new engine or overhaul this one, that is an expensive lesson! (There were only approximately 108 hours smoh (the first one) on the engine.)

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Title: ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LNDG AT PRIVATE ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED MSN ON IFR CLRNC (MSN V2 BAE DIRECT ENW) LNDG ENW. I WAS WITH MKE APCH, CLRED FOR THE ILS 6 AT ENW, 5 MI FROM THE OM, MAINTAIN 3000'. I FIRST NOTICED A PROP OVERSPD, ASKED TO CANCEL IFR AND THE ILS APCH AND PROCEED FOR A STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 6L ENW. AS I SCANNED MY GAUGES I NOTICED THAT MY OIL TEMP WAS RED LINE AND OIL PRESSURE 0, CYLINDER HEAD TEMP RED LINE. I COULD SMELL OIL AND HEARD 1 OR MORE CYLINDERS BEGIN TO 'POP,' PLUS MY PWR WAS FAILING. REALIZING AN ENG OUT WAS IMMINENT I DECLARED AN EMER, GOT A VECTOR TO THE NEAREST ARPT (130 DEGS, 3 MI OR SO), MAINTAINED 86 KIAS (BEST GLIDE) AND MANEUVERED FOR THE ARPT. THE ENG STOPPED ABOUT 3/4 MI AWAY. I LANDED OVER WIRES, DOWNWIND ON A 2200' GRASS (TURF) STRIP AT A PVT ARPT (WINFIELD NEAR BRISTOL, WI). NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, ON A RWY. THE FAA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT, NOT AN ACCIDENT. THE ENG HAD CEASED DUE TO TOTAL LOSS OF OIL. THE PROB APPEARS TO BE STRIPPED THREADS ON THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. (MY OPINION--FAA WILL DETERMINE CAUSE.) I HAD HAD THE OIL CHANGED APPROX 3 FLT HRS PRIOR AND ON PREFLT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROB. AS TO HOW TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN, I THINK I WILL STOP HAVING OIL CHANGES AT THE LCL FBO SHOP AND DEAL ONLY WITH A REPAIR STATION IN THE FUTURE. SINCE INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER ENG FAILURE AND I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ENG OR OVERHAUL THIS ONE, THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE LESSON! (THERE WERE ONLY APPROX 108 HRS SMOH (THE FIRST ONE) ON THE ENG.)

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.