What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The mishap aircraft was on the second leg of a cross country flight with a single occupant. Afer taking on fuel at baf, the aircraft departed for 47N. While climbing out through 2500 MSL, the aircraft engine suffered catastrophic failure of cylinder number 4. The upper section of the cylinder barrel seperated from the lower section approximately four inches above the cylinder flange. This also caused catastrophic destruction of the number four piston and bending of the number four pushrod. The severe vibration caused the pilot to shut down the engine within gliding distance of bdl. The pilot declared an emergency and completed a successful engine out landing. There were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A SINGLE OCCUPANT. AFER TAKING ON FUEL AT BAF, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR 47N. WHILE CLIMBING OUT THROUGH 2500 MSL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF CYLINDER NUMBER 4. THE UPPER SECTION OF THE CYLINDER BARREL SEPERATED FROM THE LOWER SECTION APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES ABOVE THE CYLINDER FLANGE. THIS ALSO CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION OF THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON AND BENDING OF THE NUMBER FOUR PUSHROD. THE SEVERE VIBRATION CAUSED THE PILOT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF BDL. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE OUT LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
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