What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.23)Enroute to albert whitted airport pilot noted oil venting from right engine cowling. Moments later power surges and subsequent loss of power were noted. Number 4 cylinder head had separarted from the cylinder barrel, causing the number 4 fuel injector line to fail. Pilot shut down and feathered the engine and landed without incidnet. After landing, at the direction of maintenance personnel, the pilot attempted to restart the engine, resulting in a fire which damaged the engine and cowling from the firewall forward.
As the FAA filed it
(.23)ENROUTE TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT PILOT NOTED OIL VENTING FROM RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. MOMENTS LATER POWER SURGES AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER WERE NOTED. NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARARTED FROM THE CYLINDER BARREL, CAUSING THE NUMBER 4 FUEL INJECTOR LINE TO FAIL. PILOT SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDNET. AFTER LANDING, AT THE DIRECTION OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND COWLING FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD.
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