What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot was flying over the Grand Canyon on the blue direct south when he heard a loud bang. The right engine started to run rough and vibrate, while oil pressure, manifold pressure and tachometer started to rapidly drop. Pilot feathered the inoperative engine propeller, secured the airplane and flew to the Grand Canyon west airport where a successful landing was made with no injuries to the crew or damage to the airplane. Malfunction report cited the cause as a #5 piston pin broken and #4 cylinder connecting rod separated from its journal. No eir no NMAC this report and investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS FLYING OVER THE GRAND CANYON ON THE BLUE DIRECT SOUTH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND VIBRATE, WHILE OIL PRESSURE, MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND TACHOMETER STARTED TO RAPIDLY DROP. PILOT FEATHERED THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE PROPELLER, SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND FLEW TO THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT WHERE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. MALFUNCTION REPORT CITED THE CAUSE AS A #5 PISTON PIN BROKEN AND #4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM ITS JOURNAL. NO EIR NO NMAC THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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