What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon takeoff & landing gear retraction a loud noise was heard with a severe vibration. Land gear was re-cycled but the vibration remained. Aircraft lost engine power & air speed. Pilot elected to land on grassy part of the runway safety zone & performed the emergency check list for landing. Number three (3) cylinder was found to have departed from the engine case. The rod end cap was found on the runway at the 6000 foot mark. The piston and connecting rod was found in the forward section of the engine bay. Both main landing gears were torn from their wing mounting. The nose gear collapsed. Both wings and fuselage were rippled. The prop blades were bent, the engine mount is bent. The engine top and bottom cowlings are damaged, as is the underside of the fuselage. Engine is tt 6846.4 hrs, time since oh 1407.2 hrs, time to oh 592.8 hrs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON TAKEOFF & LANDING GEAR RETRACTION A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WITH A SEVERE VIBRATION. LAND GEAR WAS RE-CYCLED BUT THE VIBRATION REMAINED. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER & AIR SPEED. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON GRASSY PART OF THE RUNWAY SAFETY ZONE & PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST FOR LANDING. NUMBER THREE (3) CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. THE ROD END CAP WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AT THE 6000 FOOT MARK. THE PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE ENGINE BAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE TORN FROM THEIR WING MOUNTING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE RIPPLED. THE PROP BLADES WERE BENT, THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BENT. THE ENGINE TOP AND BOTTOM COWLINGS ARE DAMAGED, AS IS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. ENGINE IS TT 6846.4 HRS, TIME SINCE OH 1407.2 HRS, TIME TO OH 592.8 HRS.
NTSB investigation
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