What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N275BM, bonanza, BE-V35 departed tweed-new Haven airport (bdr) new Haven, CT approx 10AM 18 sep 2011, on runway 2 and cleared to 6000 feet at 330 degrees. Upon reaching assigned altitude of 6000 ft PIC stated he saw smoke then the windshield was covered with oil and he heard a thud. At this time he advised ATC of his loss of power and initiated a turn back to hvn. He flew back and landed long on runway 14 and at the end of the runway departed the surface approx 45 ft into the phragmites vegetation, and evacuated the aircraft with no injuries to himself or his passenger.
As the FAA filed it
N275BM, BONANZA, BE-V35 DEPARTED TWEED-NEW HAVEN AIRPORT (BDR) NEW HAVEN, CT APPROX 10AM 18 SEP 2011, ON RUNWAY 2 AND CLEARED TO 6000 FEET AT 330 DEGREES. UPON REACHING ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 6000 FT PIC STATED HE SAW SMOKE THEN THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH OIL AND HE HEARD A THUD. AT THIS TIME HE ADVISED ATC OF HIS LOSS OF POWER AND INITIATED A TURN BACK TO HVN. HE FLEW BACK AND LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 14 AND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY DEPARTED THE SURFACE APPROX 45 FT INTO THE PHRAGMITES VEGETATION, AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
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