What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
08/22/2024; Aircraft privacy data omitted departure from kgpt - 2015 Cirrus SR22: aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure (threw a rod). Aircraft was able to return to the airport(kgpt) safely and no injuries reported. Pilot notified NTSB, pilot stated the following “NTSB would not investigate because no one was injured, and there was no damage to the plane.” the aircrafts located at privacy data omitted FBO in gpt.
Mechanic statement: aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure (threw a rod).
As the FAA filed it
08/22/2024; AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTURE FROM KGPT - 2015 CIRRUS SR22: AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE (THREW A ROD). AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT(KGPT) SAFELY AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. PILOT NOTIFIED NTSB, PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING “NTSB WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE BECAUSE NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE.” THE AIRCRAFTS LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FBO IN GPT.
MECHANIC STATEMENT: AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE (THREW A ROD).
Other reports on N452TX · 1
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