What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 17, 2013 the PIC was flying from kama (amarillo) to kiws (west houston) at 17,000 ft. as he approached houston he began his decent and while passing through 10,000 ft, with all aircraft systems indicating normal, the no. 2 (r/h) engine produced a loud bang with yawing of the aircraft to the right. The PIC immediately shutoff the fuel and feathered the prop while stabilizing the aircraft. The flight was then diverted to ksgr (Sugarland) by request, where a single engine emergency landing was performed with out further incident. After taxi to the parking tarmac, the PIC found, during an inspection of the troubled engine, that the no. 5 cylinder was displaced with internal engine parts strewn externally over the engine exterior.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 17, 2013 THE PIC WAS FLYING FROM KAMA (AMARILLO) TO KIWS (WEST HOUSTON) AT 17,000 FT. AS HE APPROACHED HOUSTON HE BEGAN HIS DECENT AND WHILE PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FT, WITH ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INDICATING NORMAL, THE NO. 2 (R/H) ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD BANG WITH YAWING OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF THE FUEL AND FEATHERED THE PROP WHILE STABILIZING THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN DIVERTED TO KSGR (SUGARLAND) BY REQUEST, WHERE A SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER TAXI TO THE PARKING TARMAC, THE PIC FOUND, DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE TROUBLED ENGINE, THAT THE NO. 5 CYLINDER WAS DISPLACED WITH INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS STREWN EXTERNALLY OVER THE ENGINE EXTERIOR.
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