The only thing I can think of is if the oil was severely over heated
or no
oil at all and the silver/aluminum bearing linings melted and
soldered the
e-shaft to the block. It has happened before. Finn Lassen started up
his engine
with no oil cooler plumbing nor oil pressure, stuck in WOT and the
engine buzzed
up to about 10,000 to 12,000 RPM and seized or stopped. The oil
cooler is first
in line after the pump. He chiseled it apart, put new bearing shells
in and flew it for the next five years until he crashed in the woods
at Tracy house trying to land at night. (No runway lights or any
other lights
for that matter.) He was not hurt fortunately. Finn leads a charmed
life.
This is sounding more and more like a tension bolt failure. I can't
explain the
simultaneous loss of the alternator however. Also Dave, you said the
prop was
still wind milling so the engine did not seize. This is a big
mystery and I
can't wait to examine the evidence.
Correct, afterward the prop turned by hand very easily. It was still
connected to the engine but there was zero compression.