What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, November 11, 2016 at approximately 0835 hrs N606MF, a Cirrus SR22 was performing an IFR flight at 5000 feet from to lro, mount pleasant regional airport, charleston, south carolina on its way to rdu raleigh-durham airport. The aircraft engine began running rough and smoking until it failed. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a nw direction on highway 378 about ¼ mile se of the intersection of highway 378 and 908 in the town of Gresham, SC. The windscreen and front of the airplane was covered with oil spray and once the plane came to a stop the engine caught on fire. The fire was extinguished before it could spread beyond the engine cowling. The engine cowling had oil and burn marks and the pitot tube was broken off the wing. There were three POB with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0835 HRS N606MF, A CIRRUS SR22 WAS PERFORMING AN IFR FLIGHT AT 5000 FEET FROM TO LRO, MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ON ITS WAY TO RDU RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING UNTIL IT FAILED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NW DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY 378 ABOUT ¼ MILE SE OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 378 AND 908 IN THE TOWN OF GRESHAM, SC. THE WINDSCREEN AND FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS COVERED WITH OIL SPRAY AND ONCE THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD BEYOND THE ENGINE COWLING. THE ENGINE COWLING HAD OIL AND BURN MARKS AND THE PITOT TUBE WAS BROKEN OFF THE WING. THERE WERE THREE POB WITH NO INJURIES.