What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 25, 2016 the pilot privacy data omitted of N6496F was on a routine flight from pensacola, Florida (kpns) to concord, north carolina (kjqf) with one person on board. The aircraft had just leveled off at 3500? Out of 5500? Due to scattered clouds over Forsyth, Georgia when the engine began to run rough. A few seconds later the pilot noticed engine parts starting to fly out of the upper cowling and oil covering the windscreen. The pilot declared an emergency and notified atlanta approach that he was on a downwind flight to his chosen area. The pilot was able to safely land the aircraft on an asphalt road course that is owned and operated by the Georgia public safety training facility in Forsyth, Georgia. During landing the aircraft sustained minor damage with no injuries on board.
On September 25, 2016 an inspector from the atlanta FSDO was dispatched to conduct an investigation as to the cause of the emergency landing and engine failure. A thorough examination of the aircraft at the accident site showed that the aircraft had sustained minor damage as a result of the emergency landing. The minor damage consisted of a tear to the skin of the right wing tip and right main tire cover. Further evaluation showed a 4 inch round hole in the top rear of the engine cowling and oil covering the front end of the aircraft. The engine cowling was removed and revealed a 6 inch hole in the top rear of the engine case. Lying on top of the engine was a broken connecting rod that appeared to have broken at the crankshaft end of the rod. Additional examination showed that the engine case halves did not appear to line up correctly and the identification serial numbers were not visible. No other damaged was observed.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N6496F WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA (KPNS) TO CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA (KJQF) WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LEVELED OFF AT 3500? OUT OF 5500? DUE TO SCATTERED CLOUDS OVER FORSYTH, GEORGIA WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PILOT NOTICED ENGINE PARTS STARTING TO FLY OUT OF THE UPPER COWLING AND OIL COVERING THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTIFIED ATLANTA APPROACH THAT HE WAS ON A DOWNWIND FLIGHT TO HIS CHOSEN AREA. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON AN ASPHALT ROAD COURSE THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE GEORGIA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY IN FORSYTH, GEORGIA. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES ON BOARD.
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO WAS DISPATCHED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND ENGINE FAILURE. A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A TEAR TO THE SKIN OF THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT MAIN TIRE COVER. FURTHER EVALUATION SHOWED A 4 INCH ROUND HOLE IN THE TOP REAR OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND OIL COVERING THE FRONT END OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND REVEALED A 6 INCH HOLE IN THE TOP REAR OF THE ENGINE CASE. LYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN AT THE CRANKSHAFT END OF THE ROD. ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE CASE HALVES DID NOT APPEAR TO LINE UP CORRECTLY AND THE IDENTIFICATION SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT VISIBLE. NO OTHER DAMAGED WAS OBSERVED.