What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was on a re-positioning flight from nashville, TN to Sparta, TN. This short flight (half hour) concluded in a field next to the Sparta, TN airport near the end of the south runway. The pilot experienced an in flight engine failure. Smoke filled the cockpit and was released by opening aircraft passenger window. Engine oil covered the windshield and the engine completely stopped. Pilot elected to land in a hay field just short of the Sparta, TN airport. Aircraft wheels sunk in mud and flipped inverted. ELT activated. Pilot kicked out rear passenger window and exited aircraft. Investigation revealed that number 2 piston rod was broke and exited crank case half between number two and 4 cylinders. Engine as of this date sent to manufacturer for inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO SPARTA, TN. THIS SHORT FLIGHT (HALF HOUR) CONCLUDED IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE SPARTA, TN AIRPORT NEAR THE END OF THE SOUTH RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AND WAS RELEASED BY OPENING AIRCRAFT PASSENGER WINDOW. ENGINE OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE SPARTA, TN AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WHEELS SUNK IN MUD AND FLIPPED INVERTED. ELT ACTIVATED. PILOT KICKED OUT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW AND EXITED AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NUMBER 2 PISTON ROD WAS BROKE AND EXITED CRANK CASE HALF BETWEEN NUMBER TWO AND 4 CYLINDERS. ENGINE AS OF THIS DATE SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.