What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was on a business trip to mont belvieu, TX and then to la port, TX. The purpose for the trip to la port was to get the "tachometer" fixed, because it was not working. The pilot was forced to land, when the plane lost power. A video provided to fox 26, by privacy data omitted, contained audio of the engine running rough. An inspection found that the engine did have a mechanical problem, which will be investigated during the engine disassembly. The pilot selected an area that was a gated community, with no houses or other property. The pilot stated he landed a little long and fast. To keep from hitting a pole, he said he hit the breaks to hard and stood the plane on its nose. This caused damage to the prop, carburetor, cowl, and wing tip. The pilot cut the fabric on the wing tip to inspect for damage and it was limited to the leading edge only. No other damage could be found, on the plane. During the engine teardown, with an inspector for the houston FSDO present, it reviled that the number one cylinder exhaust valves had broken at the keepers. It is suspected the cause was fatigue.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO MONT BELVIEU, TX AND THEN TO LA PORT, TX. THE PURPOSE FOR THE TRIP TO LA PORT WAS TO GET THE "TACHOMETER" FIXED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND, WHEN THE PLANE LOST POWER. A VIDEO PROVIDED TO FOX 26, BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONTAINED AUDIO OF THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH.AN INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE ENGINE DID HAVE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, WHICH WILL BE INVESTIGATED DURING THE ENGINE DISASSEMBLY.THE PILOT SELECTED AN AREA THAT WAS A GATED COMMUNITY, WITH NO HOUSES OR OTHER PROPERTY. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED A LITTLE LONG AND FAST. TO KEEP FROM HITTING A POLE, HE SAID HE HIT THE BREAKS TO HARD AND STOOD THE PLANE ON ITS NOSE.THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, CARBURETOR, COWL, AND WING TIP. THE PILOT CUT THE FABRIC ON THE WING TIP TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE AND IT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEADING EDGE ONLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE COULD BE FOUND, ON THE PLANE.DURING THE ENGINE TEARDOWN, WITH AN INSPECTOR FOR THE HOUSTON FSDO PRESENT, IT REVILED THAT THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES HAD BROKEN AT THE KEEPERS. IT IS SUSPECTED THE CAUSE WAS FATIGUE.
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