What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while cruising at an altitude of 10,500 feet MSL, pilot william b. scott experienced smoke in the cockpit. Canopy was opened and all temperatures and pressures checked normal. Within seconds the magnetic chip light illuminated and a small amount of oil was evident on the windshield so the pilot made a turn back toward the silver springs, NV airport. At this time the engine started to run rough and seized. The fuel selector was turned to off, prop control was pulled back, and a wheels up landing was executed on a dry lake bed as the surface conditions were unknown. Investigation of the engine revealed that the number one cylinder had separated approximately 2 inches up from the base. This incident and investigation are closed. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 FEET MSL, PILOT WILLIAM B. SCOTT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. CANOPY WAS OPENED AND ALL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES CHECKED NORMAL. WITHIN SECONDS THE MAGNETIC CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS EVIDENT ON THE WINDSHIELD SO THE PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE SILVER SPRINGS, NV AIRPORT. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SEIZED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO OFF, PROP CONTROL WAS PULLED BACK, AND A WHEELS UP LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON A DRY LAKE BED AS THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE UNKNOWN. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES UP FROM THE BASE. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.
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