What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While departing kral at level flight the airplane produced two loud thuds at which time the PIC decided to return to kral. After alerting ATC and approaching for landing; it was noted that after reducing throttle the RPM did not change. In order to reduce RPM and speed the PIC pulled the mixture to idle cutoff and turned off the mags. The aircraft landed without any further incidents.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE DEPARTING KRAL AT LEVEL FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE PRODUCED TWO LOUD THUDS AT WHICH TIME THE PIC DECIDED TO RETURN TO KRAL. AFTER ALERTING ATC AND APPROACHING FOR LANDING; IT WAS NOTED THAT AFTER REDUCING THROTTLE THE RPM DID NOT CHANGE. IN ORDER TO REDUCE RPM AND SPEED THE PIC PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF AND TURNED OFF THE MAGS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS.
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