What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that while at cruise flight he heard a loud bang and then saw smoke and flames in the engine compartment, along with items blowing out of the engine compartment. The pilot made an emergency descent to the airport. Upon landing the aircraft gear collapsed. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the engine explosion and fire, and the landing gear collapse on landing. The pilot was properly certificated for the flight. The aircraft required inspection records are current.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ALONG WITH ITEMS BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTION RECORDS ARE CURRENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.