What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 10, 1996, while inbound to the Lebanon airport, on a VFR pleasure flight from burlington airport, the aircraft engine on N8558B a Cessna 172, began to run rough; loss of rpm's during the descent for landing on runway 25. The private pilot, Mrs. Carol ann warren, applied carburetor heat and the aircraft ran rougher; larger loss in rpm's. while working the carburetor heat and aircraft throttle, the pilot was able to keep the engine running. The pilot decided to make a precautionary emergency landing in a farmer's snow covered field rather than stretching the flight to the airport, and possibly not making it. There was no aircraft damage or injuries to the pilot or passenger (husband - gary). The aircraft was inspected on March 11, 1996, by the FAA and no discrepencies were found with the aircraft systems. privacy data omitted This report and investigation are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 10, 1996, WHILE INBOUND TO THE LEBANON AIRPORT, ON A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM BURLINGTON AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ON N8558B A CESSNA 172, BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH; LOSS OF RPM'S DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. THE PRIVATE PILOT, MRS. CAROL ANN WARREN, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN ROUGHER; LARGER LOSS IN RPM'S. WHILE WORKING THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND AIRCRAFT THROTTLE, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMER'S SNOW COVERED FIELD RATHER THAN STRETCHING THE FLIGHT TO THE AIRPORT, AND POSSIBLY NOT MAKING IT. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER (HUSBAND - GARY). THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON MARCH 11, 1996, BY THE FAA AND NO DISCREPENCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.