What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on November 9, 1996, at 1715 CST a Piper PA-28-151, N8478F owned by southwind aviation, inc. suffered an engine failure during an instructional flight. An IFR flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft landed without incident there was no damage and there were no injuries. The pilot Mr. Hyung-woon kim holds a private pilots certificate. The flight originated at brownsville south padre island international airport on November 9, 1996, and was to return there. Conversations with the director of maintenance for southwind aviation, inc. revealed that the engine had swallowed the exhaust valve in the number three cylinder. A malfunction or defect will be submitted by southwind aviation, inc. this office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 9, 1996, AT 1715 CST A PIPER PA-28-151, N8478F OWNED BY SOUTHWIND AVIATION, INC. SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT MR. HYUNG-WOON KIM HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BROWNSVILLE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 9, 1996, AND WAS TO RETURN THERE. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR SOUTHWIND AVIATION, INC. REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED THE EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY SOUTHWIND AVIATION, INC. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
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