What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted departed from cottage grove airport in route to the roseburg airport. At approx. twenty minutes into the flight at an altitude of 3000 feet the engine made a loud metallic noise and proceeded to lose power. The pilot privacy data omitted selected an unobstructed hay field and landed without incident. An examination of the aircraft revealed massive amounts of engine oil leaking from the rear of the engine. A follow up investigation as to the cause of the engine failure has revealed the #6 connecting rod broke.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ DEPARTED FROM COTTAGE GROVE AIRPORT IN ROUTE TO THE ROSEBURG AIRPORT. AT APPROX. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3000 FEET THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD METALLIC NOISE AND PROCEEDED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SELECTED AN UNOBSTRUCTED HAY FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE HAS REVEALED THE #6 CONNECTING ROD BROKE.
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