What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was flying over salton sea receiving flight review when engine began running rough. Crew elected to divert to shore and then go direct trm. Engine gradually became rougher and then stopped completely. Crew set aircraft down on country road about 5 miles southeast of trm. Aircraft suffered hard landing resulting in collapse of landing gear and damage to wings and tail, engine cowling and propeller. No injuries to crew was suffered. Number 3 cylinder had come loose from its base and was protruding about four inches through the cowling. NTSB recovered aircraft through privacy data omitted and will schedule teardown inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING OVER SALTON SEA RECEIVING FLIGHT REVIEW WHEN ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SHORE AND THEN GO DIRECT TRM. ENGINE GRADUALLY BECAME ROUGHER AND THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. CREW SET AIRCRAFT DOWN ON COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRM. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED HARD LANDING RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGE TO WINGS AND TAIL, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO CREW WAS SUFFERED. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD COME LOOSE FROM ITS BASE AND WAS PROTRUDING ABOUT FOUR INCHES THROUGH THE COWLING. NTSB RECOVERED AIRCRAFT THROUGH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WILL SCHEDULE TEARDOWN 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.