Crash originally reported via WRAL news:
Aircraft involved in accident is N54TA. FAA registration details:
Note: Audio recordings pulled from http://www.liveatc.net
Dialogue begins at 20:32 into recording:
At 20:32 in recording:
- Zulu time of initial call: 2016-03-29 12:50:32Z
- KRDU: N54TA, climb to 7,500.
- N54TA: Climb 7,500, 4TA.
At 21:10 in recording:
- N54TA: (garbled) 54TA I need to turn back to RDU, I'm showing no oil (cuts out), no o (cuts out), no o (cuts out)
- KRDU: 54TA turn right heading 240, plan runway 32, and report airport in sight.
- N54TA: 240, uh, runway 32 report airport in sight 4TA.
- KRDU: And your transmission was cutting out, did you say no oil pressure?
- N54TA: I'm showing, uh, almost no oil pressure at this time, 4TA.
- KRDU: 4TA roger.
At 22:05 in recording:
- N54TA: 4TA airport in sight.
- KRDU: 4TA on a right base runway 32, if you need 23L just let me know.
- N54TA: Uh right base 32, 4TA.
At 22:32 in recording:
- N54TA: Approach, 54TA would appreciate, uh, runway, uh, 23L if possible.
- KRDU: 4TA plan that proceed direct to the runway.
- N54TA: Planning that, proceeding direct runway 4TA.
At 23:33 in recording:
- KRDU: 4TA how many people on board?
- N54TA: Uh, just myself, uh, 1 soul, 4TA.
- KRDU: Roger and how much fuel?
- N54TA: Uh, full tanks 4TA.
- KRDU: Roger.
At 23:47 in recording:
- KRDU: 4TA you are number one 23L, proceed directly there, contact the tower, 127.45.
- N54TA: Number one, uh, for 23L going to tower, thank you for your help 4TA.
Over to tower frequency, dialogue begins at 23:58 into tower recording:
At 23:58 in recording:
- N54TA: Raleigh tower, Aero 54TA, 3,200 for landing 23L, I'm showing zero oil pressure at this time.
- KRDU: 4TA, Raleigh tower, winds 020 at 5, runway 23L cleared to land
- N54TA: 23L cleared to land 54TA
At 24:43 in recording:
- N54TA: Raleigh tower, Aero 54TA, engine out, declaring emergency.
- KRDU: The winds 020 at 5, if you see you need (garbled) land at (garbled)
- N54TA: I see the freeway, I see a lake, uh, I'm gonna try to roll, coast in as close as I can to the runway but I might be puttin' her down on the, on the freeway, 4TA.
- KRDU: Very well, you're about 4 and a half miles from Raleigh-Durham and you're cleared to land any runway.
- N54TA: Any runway, 4TA, and I'm heading for the runway.
At 25:25 in recording:
- N54TA: Not gonna be able to make the runway, I'm putting her down on the freeway over here.
- KRDU: We'll have the equipment on the way.
- N54TA: Thank you, 4TA.
"Rough amateur sketch" of path of flight in minutes before crash. Note: I am not an NTSB examiner.
