What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During an IFR flight from the greater rockford airport (rfd), rockford, IL to indianapolis terry airport (tyq), indiamapolis, IN, on 11/11/2000, at 1637 CST, N9528Y experienced a complete engine failure two miles from the greater knkakee airport (ikk), the PIC, Mr. Bruce a. barker, attempted to land at ikk. The aircraft landed approximately one mile southwest of the airport in a cleared farm field. The aircraft went beyond the field through a ditch and eventually stopped on a road (route 45). The aircraft sustained substantial damage to include the wings, landing gear, propeller, and engine mount. No one was initially reported as injured; however one of the passengers later discovered that he had broken his arm. The aircraft was taken to the ikk and placed on the main terminal ramp. On 11/16/2000 inspector james kennedy of the dupage FSDO and todd fox of the NTSB inspected N9528Y on the ramp. The inspection revealed that the prop and engine mount was bent and the aircraft had received substantial sheet metal damage. There was also damage to the leading edge of both wings. The engine crankshaft was broken somewhere between the front four cylinders and the aft two cyli nders. A large crack was discovered from the base of #1 cylinder extending along top of the engine case.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM THE GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT (RFD), ROCKFORD, IL TO INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT (TYQ), INDIAMAPOLIS, IN, ON 11/11/2000, AT 1637 CST, N9528Y EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE TWO MILES FROM THE GREATER KNKAKEE AIRPORT (IKK), THE PIC, MR. BRUCE A. BARKER, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT IKK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT IN A CLEARED FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WENT BEYOND THE FIELD THROUGH A DITCH AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON A ROAD (ROUTE 45). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE THE WINGS, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE MOUNT. NO ONE WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS INJURED; HOWEVER ONE OF THE PASSENGERS LATER DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD BROKEN HIS ARM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE IKK AND PLACED ON THE MAIN TERMINAL RAMP. ON 11/16/2000 INSPECTOR JAMES KENNEDY OF THE DUPAGE FSDO AND TODD FOX OF THE NTSB INSPECTED N9528Y ON THE RAMP. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE PROP AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL SHEET METAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS. THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FRONT FOUR CYLINDERS AND THE AFT TWO CYLI NDERS. A LARGE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE BASE OF #1 CYLINDER EXTENDING ALONG TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.