What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During normal flight at cruise level, pilot experienced a rough running engine, seconds later the engine crank shaft failed. The engine lost oil pressure and seized up. The pilot executed an emergency landing and the pilot landed the aircraft in an open farm field. (.19) on August 12, 2001, at 1530 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8424W, experienced a total gear collapse during a forced landing in a plowed field in Union, Illinois. The pilot performed the off airport landing after the propeller departed the airplane during the flight. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. A third passenger received a minor injury. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the lake in the hills airport, lake in the hills, Illinois, at 1445 central daylight time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING NORMAL FLIGHT AT CRUISE LEVEL, PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT FAILED. THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SEIZED UP. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1530 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8424W, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD IN UNION, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. A THIRD PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS, AT 1445 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.
NTSB investigation
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