What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/24/2014 aircraft N311FT was being used to perform a cross country commercial training flight on a IFR flight plan from kcco to ksav. Once the aircraft reached 7000 feet the pilots leveled the aircraft and performed their cruise check list and were cleared direct to kmcn. At 20 minutes into the flight the aircraft was cleared direct to ksav. Approximately 5 minutes later the crew heard a loud explosion followed by smoke and what appeared to be clear fluid coming out of the front of engine #1. The instructor immediately took back control of the aircraft and began to evaluate the situation. The engine began to sputter and 5 seconds later another bang. The instructor shut the engine down and notified ATC of the engine failure. An emergency was declared and ATC cleared the aircraft to mac where the aircraft landed without any further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/24/2014 AIRCRAFT N311FT WAS BEING USED TO PERFORM A CROSS COUNTRY COMMERCIAL TRAINING FLIGHT ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KCCO TO KSAV. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 7000 FEET THE PILOTS LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED THEIR CRUISE CHECK LIST AND WERE CLEARED DIRECT TO KMCN. AT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED DIRECT TO KSAV. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THE CREW HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAR FLUID COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF ENGINE #1. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK BACK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND 5 SECONDS LATER ANOTHER BANG. THE INSTRUCTOR SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAC WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.
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