What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on September 25, 1995, while performing aerial application, N4501, a model M18 dromader, registered and operated by steven ballard, experienced engine power loss and a subsequent emergency landing on a muddy open field was initiated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the local flight. The aircraft received minor damage on landing when the landing gear bounced off a high rise of muddy ground and inverted, sliding to a halt 75 yard. From touch-down. There was no fire, no injuries and no property damage. The operator will submit an m&d report when the engine is investigated for cause of failure. This office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1995, WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION, N4501, A MODEL M18 DROMADER, REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY STEVEN BALLARD, EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND A SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING ON A MUDDY OPEN FIELD WAS INITIATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE ON LANDING WHEN THE LANDING GEAR BOUNCED OFF A HIGH RISE OF MUDDY GROUND AND INVERTED, SLIDING TO A HALT 75 YARD. FROM TOUCH-DOWN. THERE WAS NO FIRE, NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE OPERATOR WILL SUBMIT AN M&D REPORT WHEN THE ENGINE IS INVESTIGATED FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
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