What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cessna 182G N2381R sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while maneuvering near Mount Vernon, Missouri. The flight originated from the Mount Vernon Municipal Airport (2MO) at an unknown time. According to the airplane owner, the flight was a routine skydiving flight which involved himself as the diver with a tandem student and the pilot of the airplane. After reaching the jump altitude of 10,000 feet above ground level (AGL), the engine began to run rough. Shortly thereafter, a loud bang occurred and oil was present on the windscreen. The skydiver elected to jump out of the airplane with the student and let the pilot attempt a forced landing to 2MO. During the forced landing, the airplane landed short of runway 18 and impacted highway h, the aircraft crossed the highway, impacted a ditch and came to rest approximately 100 feet south of the highway and 450 feet short of the runway threshold.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA 182G N2381R SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MOUNT VERNON, MISSOURI. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MOUNT VERNON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2MO) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER, THE FLIGHT WAS A ROUTINE SKYDIVING FLIGHT WHICH INVOLVED HIMSELF AS THE DIVER WITH A TANDEM STUDENT AND THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE. AFTER REACHING THE JUMP ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A LOUD BANG OCCURRED AND OIL WAS PRESENT ON THE WINDSCREEN. THE SKYDIVER ELECTED TO JUMP OUT OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE STUDENT AND LET THE PILOT ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING TO 2MO. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 AND IMPACTED HIGHWAY H, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE HIGHWAY, IMPACTED A DITCH AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY AND 450 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.
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