What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 1, 2000, at approximately 1900 hours, CST, while at cruise altitude of 6500 feet, the engine lost power and quit. The pilot notified ATC and received vectors to Macomb Municipal Airport, Macomb, IL. The aircraft landed in a field approximately one quarter mile from the airport, damaging the nose gear, lower center section of the fuselage and right wing tip. The pilot was not injured; however, the passenger suffered a broken ring finger of the left hand. The engine was inspected at the accident site, which revealed a hole in the left case one inch outboard of the center flange on the centerline of the aft cylinder. The engine could not be turned without extreme effort. The engine is to be torn down for analysis at a later date and a follow-up report will be submitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, CST, WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO MACOMB MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MACOMB, IL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, LOWER CENTER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH REVEALED A HOLE IN THE LEFT CASE ONE INCH OUTBOARD OF THE CENTER FLANGE ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE AFT CYLINDER. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT. THE ENGINE IS TO BE TORN DOWN FOR ANALYSIS AT A LATER DATE AND A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
NTSB investigation
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