What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Rough engine sightseeing flight. Temp increase. Oil down. Smoke form cowl. Nosed over landing. NR2 cylinder broke. (-23) on August 20, 1995, at 1415 CDT a Cessna 172P, N55404, experienced a rough running engine and made an emergency landing in a pasture .8 miles west of county highway ll, Port Washington, ozaukee county, Wisconsin. The commercial pilot and three passengers received minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at waukesha county airport, waukesha, Wisconsin at approximately 1330 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, no flight plan was filed. Investigation revealed that the #2 cylinder failed. The failure was due to a crack and subsequent separation in the vicinity of the fourth and fifth fin on the cylinder barrel.
As the FAA filed it
ROUGH ENGINE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. TEMP INCREASE. OIL DOWN. SMOKE FORM COWL. NOSED OVER LANDING. NR2 CYLINDER BROKE. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1415 CDT A CESSNA 172P, N55404, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE .8 MILES WEST OF COUNTY HIGHWAY LL, PORT WASHINGTON, OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUKESHA COUNTY AIRPORT, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACK AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FIN ON THE CYLINDER BARREL.
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