What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 29, 2023, a Beechcraft baron 95-B55 aircraft departed dowagiac Michigan (C19) on an IFR flight plan enroute to john c. tune airport (jwn) in nashville Tennessee. While flying south at approximately 10,000 feet the aircraft approached the northwest side of indianapolis Indiana. The pilot stated that he heard a loud bang. He observed oil streaking on the right engine cowling. The pilot immediately shut down the affected engine and declared an emergency. The pilot made an emergency landing at indianapolis executive airport. The aircraft landed safely at 2018Z, cleared the active runway but, had to be towed to parking. The pilot and 4 passengers sustained no injuries. The aircraft suffered a catastrophic internal failure in the right engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 29, 2023, A BEECHCRAFT BARON 95-B55 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DOWAGIAC MICHIGAN (C19) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT (JWN) IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. WHILE FLYING SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE OBSERVED OIL STREAKING ON THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE AFFECTED ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT 2018Z, CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY BUT, HAD TO BE TOWED TO PARKING. THE PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE.
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