What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft departed the blm airport in VFR conditions. While enroute aircraft began to run rough and a severe vibration occurred in level flight at approximately 2900 ft. MSL. The pilot made an emergency landing in a farmer's field without incident. An inspection of the aircraft's engine revealed an uncontained engine failure. Further investigation revealed #3 cylinder had separated from crankcase causing subsequent #3 piston failure allowing #3 piston connecting rod to sever cam shaft. Engine s/n L-3150-76 will undergo teardown analysis by FAA and Lycoming. Accident investigation accompanied by superior parts representatives on March 15, 1996. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE BLM AIRPORT IN VFR CONDITIONS. WHILE ENROUTE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2900 FT. MSL. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE REVEALED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED #3 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM CRANKCASE CAUSING SUBSEQUENT #3 PISTON FAILURE ALLOWING #3 PISTON CONNECTING ROD TO SEVER CAM SHAFT. ENGINE S/N L-3150-76 WILL UNDERGO TEARDOWN ANALYSIS BY FAA AND LYCOMING. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ACCOMPANIED BY SUPERIOR PARTS REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 15, 1996. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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