What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On 05/18/99, while instructor pilot was performing touch'n'go landings with student pilot at the controls, at fxe, pilot stated that while going throught 300', they heard a loud explosiion. The instructor took the controls and advised tower. They were cleared to land. Upon landing, he idled the engine and while taxiing, he noticed oil pressure fluctuations. He shut down the engine. During the inspeciton of the engine, he noticed that the #4 cylinder had disintigrated.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON 05/18/99, WHILE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH'N'GO LANDINGS WITH STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS, AT FXE, PILOT STATED THAT WHILE GOING THROUGHT 300', THEY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIION. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ADVISED TOWER. THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND. UPON LANDING, HE IDLED THE ENGINE AND WHILE TAXIING, HE NOTICED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. DURING THE INSPECITON OF THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED THAT THE #4 CYLINDER HAD DISINTIGRATED.
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