Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22; Flight Crew Total 4000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Object
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
During cruise flight the oil pressure went to zero. [I] turned toward nearest airport. Engine started to lose power. Loss of power continued until engine failure; causing aircraft to land short and to right side of the runway. During roll out horizontal stabilizer hit post. Damage was to tail of aircraft. No injuries to passengers. Problem possibly caused by oil filter adaptor becoming loose.
After loosing engine oil pressure; the pilot of a single engine high wing aircraft experienced loss of engine power and eventually engine failure; resulting in a landing short of the runway and collision with a post.