What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot,privacy data omitted, certificate # privacy data omitted, reported that while returning to Republic Airport, frg, in his zivco edge 540, N111DW, serial # 0024, he experienced a rough engine. After making a slight change to the prop control in an attempt to smooth the engine vibration, the engine seized abruptly. He reported a mayday to the frg tower and performed a landing on the highway.
The aircraft sustained the following damage:
Engine seized-internal engine damage, fractured engine case.
Failure of propeller blades from sudden stoppage/engine siezure.
Skin damage to the right and left lower wing skin, possibly from the departing propeller blades.
Engine is being sent to the manufacturer for evaluation (re: ptrs EA1120135164)
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO REPUBLIC AIRPORT, FRG, IN HIS ZIVCO EDGE 540, N111DW, SERIAL # 0024, HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE. AFTER MAKING A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE PROP CONTROL IN AN ATTEMPT TO SMOOTH THE ENGINE VIBRATION, THE ENGINE SEIZED ABRUPTLY. HE REPORTED A MAYDAY TO THE FRG TOWER AND PERFORMED A LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:
ENGINE SEIZED-INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE, FRACTURED ENGINE CASE.
FAILURE OF PROPELLER BLADES FROM SUDDEN STOPPAGE/ENGINE SIEZURE.
SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER WING SKIN, POSSIBLY FROM THE DEPARTING PROPELLER BLADES.
ENGINE IS BEING SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION (RE: PTRS EA1120135164)
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