What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Saturday, March 22, 1996 at approximately 1115 PST, george g. pinneo, PIC of zenair zodiac 6, N444PZ, lost his engine and landed one and a half miles short of skylark airport on a dirt road. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Mr. Pinneo did not have any passengers. Mr. Pinneo noticed a loss of oil pressure and the oil warning light before he lost his engine. Upon decowling of the engine, Mr. Pinneo noticed that the oil fitting on the oil radiator was cracked. He will be shipping the engine to a Rotax distributor. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 PST, GEORGE G. PINNEO, PIC OF ZENAIR ZODIAC 6, N444PZ, LOST HIS ENGINE AND LANDED ONE AND A HALF MILES SHORT OF SKYLARK AIRPORT ON A DIRT ROAD. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. MR. PINNEO DID NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS. MR. PINNEO NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT BEFORE HE LOST HIS ENGINE. UPON DECOWLING OF THE ENGINE, MR. PINNEO NOTICED THAT THE OIL FITTING ON THE OIL RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. HE WILL BE SHIPPING THE ENGINE TO A ROTAX DISTRIBUTOR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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