What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2/12/2011 pilot had been flying from troy airport to grossile airport, towing a banner, for approximately 55 minutes in level flight when he felt a heavy vibration followed by a loud bang. Aircraft immediately lost power due to nr 4 cylinder connecting rod failure and engine seizure. Pilot was able to safely drop his banner, and initiated an emergency landing in a large snow covered field. Snow on the ground was well over 12 inches and terrain is unimproved causing the nose gear to collapse upon landing. The result of the collapse was structural damage to the firewall and frame.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/12/2011 PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FROM TROY AIRPORT TO GROSSILE AIRPORT, TOWING A BANNER, FOR APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN HE FELT A HEAVY VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER DUE TO NR 4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND ENGINE SEIZURE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DROP HIS BANNER, AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE SNOW COVERED FIELD. SNOW ON THE GROUND WAS WELL OVER 12 INCHES AND TERRAIN IS UNIMPROVED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. THE RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FRAME.
NTSB investigation
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