What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At cruise altitude of 11,000 ft pilot felt the aircraft shudder with a sudden loss of power. Initiated descent and attempted to make the Idabel ok. Airport. When it was apparent he would not make the airport the pilot deployed the aircraft chute and touched down in a field in Idabel ok. On September 1 2010 an engine run was performed at aircraft salvage of dallas. Reps fromm the FAA, Cirrus and tcm were present. Engine ran normal
As the FAA filed it
AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 11,000 FT PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. INITIATED DESCENT AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE IDABEL OK. AIRPORT. WHEN IT WAS APPARENT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT CHUTE AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD IN IDABEL OK. ON SEPTEMBER 1 2010 AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AT AIRCRAFT SALVAGE OF DALLAS. REPS FROMM THE FAA, CIRRUS AND TCM WERE PRESENT. ENGINE RAN NORMAL
NTSB investigation
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