What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: engine started running very rough and vibration unacceptable to continue level flight. The pilot made a precautionary emergency landing on a runway at a natural gas pumping station 30 miles west of the Buckeye VOR. The aircraft was ground transported back to glendale aviation at glendale airport (gev) glendale, AZ. Upon further investigation it was revealed that the engine had a catastrophic failure of a valve tappet body. The airframe did not sustain any damage during the course of this incident nor did either occupant receive any injury.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND VIBRATION UNACCEPTABLE TO CONTINUE LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RUNWAY AT A NATURAL GAS PUMPING STATION 30 MILES WEST OF THE BUCKEYE VOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND TRANSPORTED BACK TO GLENDALE AVIATION AT GLENDALE AIRPORT (GEV) GLENDALE, AZ. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A VALVE TAPPET BODY. THE AIRFRAME DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INCIDENT NOR DID EITHER OCCUPANT RECEIVE ANY INJURY.
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