What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: this investigation was downgraded from an accident to an incident by george kobelnyk of NTSB. The pilot stated that on a shallow climb out from Mcgrath, at about 5000' altitude he noticed a decrease in oil pressure and a rise in oil temperature. He turned the plane around to return to Mcgrath. He stated that during the return flight, the engine quit and was forced to land the airplane. On landing the nose wheel hit a soft spot in the snow and the airplane nosed over on its back. During the incident, he was in constant communication with another airplane who was flying beside him who had witnessed the incident. A & p mechanic found #2 cylinder piston burnt. According to NTSB, an affidavit by an a & p indicated that there were no major structural damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS INVESTIGATION WAS DOWNGRADED FROM AN ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT BY GEORGE KOBELNYK OF NTSB. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON A SHALLOW CLIMB OUT FROM MCGRATH, AT ABOUT 5000' ALTITUDE HE NOTICED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE AND A RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. HE TURNED THE PLANE AROUND TO RETURN TO MCGRATH. HE STATED THAT DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. ON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. DURING THE INCIDENT, HE WAS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHO WAS FLYING BESIDE HIM WHO HAD WITNESSED THE INCIDENT. A & P MECHANIC FOUND #2 CYLINDER PISTON BURNT. ACCORDING TO NTSB, AN AFFIDAVIT BY AN A & P INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
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