Arnold E, Baron Beeza, VH-XXX,
Losing or throwing a cylinder or piston is not impossible, just unlikely.
Here's some photos of a C206 that did both.
Cruising at 8,000 ft, 20 nm off shore, started to run rough, then threw the cylinder plus piston out through the cowling.
Pilot set up for nearest suitable landing spot, managed to coax it to Lockhart River.
Windscreen covered in oil, made a straight in approach to rwy 30 with a tailwind.
As soon as the 206 touched down the engine seized, no more oil to keep it running.
****e happens, the situation was managed, and lady luck helped out as well.
