What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 25th, 2020 at approximately 11:00 CST, an Aeronca champ, N84096, which departed guthrie-Edmond regional airport (gok), experienced a rough running engine during cruise flight. Smoke started to enter the cockpit and the engine completely shutdown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot was forced to land in grass field. No injuries to pilot or passenger, and there was no damage to aircraft. Upon further examination, #1 engine cylinder connecting rod failed at rod bolt cracking the case and breaking the camshaft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 25TH, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 CST, AN AERONCA CHAMP, N84096, WHICH DEPARTED GUTHRIE-EDMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT (GOK), EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER THE COCKPIT AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN GRASS FIELD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, #1 ENGINE CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT ROD BOLT CRACKING THE CASE AND BREAKING THE CAMSHAFT.
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