From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airplane started shaking during cruise. The PIC headed for a grass strip nearby. He saw a cylinder break through the cowling. He estimated that they then had enough partial power to maintain a 500 fee per minute descent. He successfully landed at Clear Lake airport without further damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE STARTED SHAKING DURING CRUISE. THE PIC HEADED FOR A GRASS STRIP NEARBY. HE SAW A CYLINDER BREAK THROUGH THE COWLING. HE ESTIMATED THAT THEY THEN HAD ENOUGH PARTIAL POWER TO MAINTAIN A 500 FEE PER MINUTE DESCENT. HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AT CLEAR LAKE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N8265S · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.