What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 28, 2023, the aircraft (Cessna 310L) was conducting an angel flight from higginsville, MO (khig) to benton, AR (ksuz) with the pilot and one passenger on board. Approximately 1 hour into the flight the left engine suffered catastrophic mechanical failure with engine components puncturing the cowling. The pilot performed engine shutdown procedures and declared an emergency and was directed by memphis central to land at Clinton Municipal Airport (kcca) which was approximately 15 miles to the east. The pilot landed the aircraft at kcca without further incident. He was unable to taxi with the single engine and was towed from the taxiway to the ramp area.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023, THE AIRCRAFT (CESSNA 310L) WAS CONDUCTING AN ANGEL FLIGHT FROM HIGGINSVILLE, MO (KHIG) TO BENTON, AR (KSUZ) WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH ENGINE COMPONENTS PUNCTURING THE COWLING. THE PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS DIRECTED BY MEMPHIS CENTRAL TO LAND AT CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO THE EAST. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT KCCA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE WAS UNABLE TO TAXI WITH THE SINGLE ENGINE AND WAS TOWED FROM THE TAXIWAY TO THE RAMP AREA.
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