What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on may 10, 1996 at approximately 1811 hours, a Piper PA-28-181 (archer), N75305 piloted by ernest h. Buehl, a CFI and his student neil d. bluebond, experienced some difficulties shortly after takeoff. At about 400 feet, the plane's engine lost power while approaching a tree line. The instructor pilot Buehl took control and was able to regain power to the engine and clear the trees. The engine again lost power and Buehl made an emergency landing into a recently cleared muddy field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed for this local flight. Neither the pilot nor his student were injured, they exited the airplane and walked back to nearby Buehl field. The aircraft sustained a collapsed left landing gear and minor fuselage damage. Allentown maintenance asi's will visit the operator at Buehl field to determine what, if anything, was wrong with the aircraft's engine. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 10, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1811 HOURS, A PIPER PA-28-181 (ARCHER), N75305 PILOTED BY ERNEST H. BUEHL, A CFI AND HIS STUDENT NEIL D. BLUEBOND, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT 400 FEET, THE PLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE APPROACHING A TREE LINE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT BUEHL TOOK CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER TO THE ENGINE AND CLEAR THE TREES. THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER AND BUEHL MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A RECENTLY CLEARED MUDDY FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS STUDENT WERE INJURED, THEY EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND WALKED BACK TO NEARBY BUEHL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A COLLAPSED LEFT LANDING GEAR AND MINOR FUSELAGE DAMAGE. ALLENTOWN MAINTENANCE ASI'S WILL VISIT THE OPERATOR AT BUEHL FIELD TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. INCIDENT CLOSED.