What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 25, 1994, aircraft N8213X was involved in an incident which occurred just after takeoff from runway 22 of stanly county airport, albemarle, NC. The aircraft was a Piper saratoga PA-32-301 and was piloted by Mr. James p. rhodes. The incident occurred at approximately 1855 EDT and involved an engine failure just after departure as the aircraft was crossing the departure end of the runway. The pilot reported that the engine abruptly quit at approximately 200 feet AGL. Within a few moments, the engine restarted, ran a few minutes and then abruptly quit again. The pilot then confirmed that the electric fuel pump was on and selected the opposite fuel tank. The engine did not restart. The pilot executed an emergency landing in a cornfield approximately 2 miles from the airport along centerline of runway 22. Damage to the aircraft included a broken left main gear, bent left flap, bent propeller blades, dented right stabilator leading edge. Neither the pilot nor the passenger, who was sitting in the left seat, were injured. The cause of engine failure has not been determined. The aircraft had full fuel tanks and there was no indication of contaminated fuel.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 25, 1994, AIRCRAFT N8213X WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 OF STANLY COUNTY AIRPORT, ALBEMARLE, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PIPER SARATOGA PA-32-301 AND WAS PILOTED BY MR. JAMES P. RHODES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 EDT AND INVOLVED AN ENGINE FAILURE JUST AFTER DEPARTURE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CROSSING THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED, RAN A FEW MINUTES AND THEN ABRUPTLY QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT THEN CONFIRMED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ON AND SELECTED THE OPPOSITE FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT ALONG CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 22. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A BROKEN LEFT MAIN GEAR, BENT LEFT FLAP, BENT PROPELLER BLADES, DENTED RIGHT STABILATOR LEADING EDGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SEAT, WERE INJURED. THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL TANKS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF CONTAMINATED FUEL.
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