What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was flying with son from gaylord to traverse city at 3000FEET. When all of sudden the engine started shaking violently. The pilot reduced the power and the shaking subsided. The pilot tried to increase power but shaking resumed. The pilot reduced the power and found a field to make an emergency landing. Upon touch down the pilot hit a hump in the field became airborne again and when settled flipped over on the nose of the aircraft. Upon inspection of engine, the #5 piston suffered a catastrophic failure for unknown reasons.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS FLYING WITH SON FROM GAYLORD TO TRAVERSE CITY AT 3000FEET. WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THE PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE POWER BUT SHAKING RESUMED. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND FOUND A FIELD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT HIT A HUMP IN THE FIELD BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND WHEN SETTLED FLIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF ENGINE, THE #5 PISTON SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
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