What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot privacy data omitted departed scammon bay at approximately 1400 enroute to Bethel, AK. Two souls onboard, the pilot privacy data omitted and a ride along privacy data omitted (new hire pilot). Crusing at 7500 about 39 miles out of chevak enroute to Bethel, the engine made a loud pop and the engine flamed out. The chip detector light for the gear box illuminated, privacy data omitted proceeded to execute emergency procedures, he also tried to restart the engine unsuccessfully. privacy data omitted Then found a suitable landing spot on a frozen lake and landed. The nose landing gear spring fork bolt broke allowing the nose gear to slide back, however it did not collapse. No one was injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SCAMMON BAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ENROUTE TO BETHEL, AK. TWO SOULS ONBOARD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A RIDE ALONG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NEW HIRE PILOT). CRUSING AT 7500 ABOUT 39 MILES OUT OF CHEVAK ENROUTE TO BETHEL, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT FOR THE GEAR BOX ILLUMINATED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HE ALSO TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN FOUND A SUITABLE LANDING SPOT ON A FROZEN LAKE AND LANDED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SPRING FORK BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO SLIDE BACK, HOWEVER IT DID NOT COLLAPSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
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