What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported: on 01/03/2000, at approx, 0345Z, I departed rno airport. Takeoff and initial climbout were normal. While climbing through approx, 11000 feet, I heard a loud bang followed by a strong vibration and the left engine flamed out and shutdown on it's own. My first officer informed approach control of our engine failure and we were given vectors for visual approach to runway 16R. My first officer and I went through the appropriate checklists and our approach and landing were normal. We taxied to parking and informed our office. A mechanic from bizjet in tulsa, ok was sent out to inspect and remove the engine. He told me that something had let go in the center of the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED: ON 01/03/2000, AT APPROX, 0345Z, I DEPARTED RNO AIRPORT. TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMBOUT WERE NORMAL. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX, 11000 FEET, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND SHUTDOWN ON IT'S OWN. MY FIRST OFFICER INFORMED APPROACH CONTROL OF OUR ENGINE FAILURE AND WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS FOR VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16R. MY FIRST OFFICER AND I WENT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND OUR APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. WE TAXIED TO PARKING AND INFORMED OUR OFFICE. A MECHANIC FROM BIZJET IN TULSA, OK WAS SENT OUT TO INSPECT AND REMOVE THE ENGINE. HE TOLD ME THAT SOMETHING HAD LET GO IN THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE.