What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a flight from addison, Texas (ADS) to amarillo, Texas (tdw), smoke appeared in the cockpit. Aircraft was made ready for an emergency landing for an inflight engine fire. The fuel selector was turned to the off position, propeller was positioned for emergency landing, 20 degrees of flaps was set, and a glide was established. The pilot attempted to land on Texas fm 2162 approximately 4.5 miles southwest of Clarendon, Texas. Initial touchdown occurred approximately 100 feet west of the county road. The aircraft made a landing at bearing 068.5 degrees, struck a tree with the left wing, went through a fence, and came to rest some 3 feet from the edge of Texas fm 2162, and some 166 feet from initial point of contact with the ground. The aircraft came to rest pointing a bearing of 173.7 degrees because of the left wing striking a tree. During investigation of the accident, the cowling was removed by representatives from Cessna aircraft company and teledyne Continental motors. The number 6 engine cylinder was noted to have 6 out of 8 studs broken, and partially separated from the engine crankcase. There were signs of extreme heat damage to the left side of the cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM ADDISON, TEXAS (ADS) TO AMARILLO, TEXAS (TDW), SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT WAS MADE READY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FIRE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, PROPELLER WAS POSITIONED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING, 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS WAS SET, AND A GLIDE WAS ESTABLISHED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TEXAS FM 2162 APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLARENDON, TEXAS. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WEST OF THE COUNTY ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING AT BEARING 068.5 DEGREES, STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, AND CAME TO REST SOME 3 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF TEXAS FM 2162, AND SOME 166 FEET FROM INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST POINTING A BEARING OF 173.7 DEGREES BECAUSE OF THE LEFT WING STRIKING A TREE. DURING INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT, THE COWLING WAS REMOVED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY AND TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS. THE NUMBER 6 ENGINE CYLINDER WAS NOTED TO HAVE 6 OUT OF 8 STUDS BROKEN, AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THERE WERE SIGNS OF EXTREME HEAT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.