What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On December 31, 1998, at 1050 central standard time, a Mooney M20E, N333WS, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airplane landed on a roadway 35 miles northwest of north platte, Nebraska. The pilot told authorities that he noted a rise in the exhaust has temperature just prior to the loss of engine power. The pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operrating in visual meteorological conditions . No flight plan was on file. The flight departed north platte, Nebraska, with an intended destination of rapid city, south dakota, at 1035. (-23) on 12/31/98, at 1050 CST, a Mooney M20E, N333WS, operated by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airplane landed on a roadway 35 miles nw of north platte, NE. The pilot told authorities he noted a rise in exhaust gas temperature just prior to the loss of engine power. The pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed north platte, NE, with an intended destination of rapid city, SD at 1035. (.4) while in cruise flight the engine began to lose power. The pilot elected to conduct a forced landing on a roadway due to rough and hilly terrain. The landing was successful; however, during the rollout the right wing impacted a sign, and rotated into a ditch. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the airplane engine revealed #3 cylinder was loose and six cylinder base studs were fractured. The engine had accumulated a total time of 1,100 hours time in service and 31 hours since the last inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON DECEMBER 31, 1998, AT 1050 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20E, N333WS, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A ROADWAY 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. THE PILOT TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT HE NOTED A RISE IN THE EXHAUST HAS TEMPERATURE JUST PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERRATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS . NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, AT 1035. (-23) ON 12/31/98, AT 1050 CST, A MOONEY M20E, N333WS, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A ROADWAY 35 MILES NW OF NORTH PLATTE, NE. THE PILOT TOLD AUTHORITIES HE NOTED A RISE IN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE JUST PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE, NE, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF RAPID CITY, SD AT 1035. (.4) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONDUCT A FORCED LANDING ON A ROADWAY DUE TO ROUGH AND HILLY TERRAIN. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, DURING THE ROLLOUT THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A SIGN, AND ROTATED INTO A DITCH. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE ENGINE REVEALED #3 CYLINDER WAS LOOSE AND SIX CYLINDER BASE STUDS WERE FRACTURED. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL TIME OF 1,100 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE AND 31 HOURS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
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