What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power and had to make an emergency landing into a field. During landing, the left landing gear dug into the soft dirt and was bent under, damaging the adjacent aircraft structure. There were no injuries. During initial investigation, fuel was found in the wings, the propeller rotated with compression at all cylinders, and no other evidence of engine failure was observed. The insurance company did not conduct and engine tear-down and committed that aircraft to scrap.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND WAS BENT UNDER, DAMAGING THE ADJACENT AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DURING INITIAL INVESTIGATION, FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE WINGS, THE PROPELLER ROTATED WITH COMPRESSION AT ALL CYLINDERS, AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS OBSERVED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT CONDUCT AND ENGINE TEAR-DOWN AND COMMITTED THAT AIRCRAFT TO SCRAP.
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