What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 18, while enroute from an airshow the appropriately rated and certificated pilot in command was at about 2500 feet MSL in normal cruise configuration when he experienced a catastrophic failure of the #2 (right) engine. The failure resulted in the PIC not being able to feather the propeller and also caused a small oil fed fire in flight. The PIC made an emergency landing in a cornfield, and came to rest on its belly and right wing tip. The pilot and 2 passengers exited the aircraft through the emergency escape hatch without injury. The aircraft suffered major structural damage to the fuselage, wings, and both propellers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 18, WHILE ENROUTE FROM AN AIRSHOW THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CERTIFICATED PILOT IN COMMAND WAS AT ABOUT 2500 FEET MSL IN NORMAL CRUISE CONFIGURATION WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE #2 (RIGHT) ENGINE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE PIC NOT BEING ABLE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER AND ALSO CAUSED A SMALL OIL FED FIRE IN FLIGHT. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.