What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a flight from newark, NJ to saranac lake, NY at cruise airspeed and at 17000 feet altitude, the left engine lower inboard and lower outboard cowl separated from the aircraft. The incident happened approx. 20 miles southeast of Albany, NY. After experiencing a bang sound and yaw, the crew decided to land at alb. During the investigation, the cowl attach brackets were broken, except for the upper forward attachments, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted causing the front of the engine cowl to drop, and the airflow pulled it from the aircraft. The lower outboard cowl landed in a residents yard while the lower inboard cowl remains missing. The top cowl, inboard wing flap, outboard wing flap, and the engine pylon were also damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM NEWARK, NJ TO SARANAC LAKE, NY AT CRUISE AIRSPEED AND AT 17000 FEET ALTITUDE, THE LEFT ENGINE LOWER INBOARD AND LOWER OUTBOARD COWL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROX. 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALBANY, NY. AFTER EXPERIENCING A BANG SOUND AND YAW, THE CREW DECIDED TO LAND AT ALB. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE COWL ATTACH BRACKETS WERE BROKEN, EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER FORWARD ATTACHMENTS, PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWL TO DROP, AND THE AIRFLOW PULLED IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LOWER OUTBOARD COWL LANDED IN A RESIDENTS YARD WHILE THE LOWER INBOARD COWL REMAINS MISSING. THE TOP COWL, INBOARD WING FLAP, OUTBOARD WING FLAP, AND THE ENGINE PYLON WERE ALSO DAMAGED.