What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 21, 2007 a float equipped Cessna U206 registered to scenic mountain air and piloted by privacy data omitted was involved in an aircraft accident 36 miles south east of Galena Alaska. According to the pilot while in cruise he heard a loud bang followed by shards of metal coming through the engine cowling and the prop went to feather. The pilot made an emergency landing in a lightly wooded area. Upon touch down the aircraft hit a stump and turned upside down incurring substantial damage. After exiting the aircraft the pilot checked the propeller and noted that he was able to rotate the prop freely and grinding noise was heard. The flight was operated under the provisions of part 91. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 A FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA U206 REGISTERED TO SCENIC MOUNTAIN AIR AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT 36 MILES SOUTH EAST OF GALENA ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHILE IN CRUISE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SHARDS OF METAL COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROP WENT TO FEATHER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LIGHTLY WOODED AREA. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A STUMP AND TURNED UPSIDE DOWN INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT CHECKED THE PROPELLER AND NOTED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE PROP FREELY AND GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
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