What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated by telephone that the aircraft was flying south at 5000FEET when the left hand engine stopped producing power. He feathered the propellor on the left hand engine and prepared for an emergency landing. He landed the aircraft and rolled about 1500 feet down a dirt road. The left gear slipped off of the road surface into a ditch that ran alongside. The aircraft abruptly swung to the left and plowed the nose of the aircraft into a dirt bank, also damaging the left wing leading edge. The right engine was still producing some power and was stopped by bending the propellor. He exited the aircraft and walked out to the main road for help.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED BY TELEPHONE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SOUTH AT 5000FEET WHEN THE LEFT HAND ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE FEATHERED THE PROPELLOR ON THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND ROLLED ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN A DIRT ROAD. THE LEFT GEAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROAD SURFACE INTO A DITCH THAT RAN ALONGSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY SWUNG TO THE LEFT AND PLOWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DIRT BANK, ALSO DAMAGING THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STILL PRODUCING SOME POWER AND WAS STOPPED BY BENDING THE PROPELLOR. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FOR HELP.
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