oil filter failure PH2

ok... driving down the road... 50mph.. friday on the way to lunch.... in my baby.... 96 cobra.... 186K miles.... look in the rear view... smoke.... bad smoke... pull into turn lane.... smoke coming out of dash... not good... smoke coming out of hood... not good.... trun car off soon as im in the turn lane... smell burning oil.... pop hood....

oil leaking from driver side of motor near oil filter... so much coming out cant tell .. plus smoke...oil burning off of exhaust.... by the time the tow truck gets there... huge puddle of oil on the road.... mobil1 mind you.... 3500 miles on the oil and filter.... was time to change it.. but geez... tow the car home.... planned trip delayed the investigation... mind going nuts.. is the motor gone.... always wanted a 5.4 32V .. but lack of cash wont allow it..... get home today....put my hand on the oil filter.... twist... with a little effort... unscrew the oil filter.... as soon as the oil filter clears... gasket falls onto ground....

so... my question is... what caused this... over torque of the filter?.... gasket was warped... and split... bad filter?

either way im off to buy a new ford filter and 6 qt's of mobil 1 .... more to come....

so far so good

ok,

fresh oil and spent a little money on a K&N oil filter... went through the major brands at the store.. advance auto....and looked at the seals.... i thought the K&N had a better seal on it .. so i bought it... guy at the store said email fram if i have any motor damage and see what happens..... so far so good... now i just gotta get the oil off my headers and hood and out from under my car....

lookin good

ok... so far so good.... drove it 60 miles today ... with no proiblems.... no smoke out of the exhaust...!!! K&N from now on...... dunno how i missed the info on the fram... geez.