What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Wednesday, August 21, 1996, at approximately 13:30 MDT, Piper N2237U with (identity expunged) as the pilot-in-command administering dual instruction to barney saunders, a multiengine student was on a departure from runway 31 at Provo, Utah airport at approximately 100 feet AGL when the flight instructor (identity expunged), shutoff the fuel supply to engine #1 (left engine). At 300 feet AGL the engine shutdown and the student began procedures to identify and feather the dead engine. The instructor did not react soon enough to prevent the engine from doing a complete shutdown. At this time the instructor took control of the airplane and ordered the student to restart engine #1. The engine would not restart and the instructor had to land the aircraft in a nearby alfalfa field narrowly missing a drainage ditch in that field. After everybody exited the aircraft, the instructor telephoned a mechanic at the Provo airport. The mechanic came to the scene, determined there was no aircraft damage and told the pilot so. The instructor then determined that he wanted to fly the aircraft out of the field before his officer found out what happened. During that takeoff the aircraft h it the drainage ditch and sustained minor damage to the right main landing gear, bending it inward and backward at the half strut point. The aircraft landed at Provo, Utah airport at approximately 16:00 MDT on August 21, 1996. privacy data omitted This case closed. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 MDT, PIPER N2237U WITH (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) AS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ADMINISTERING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO BARNEY SAUNDERS, A MULTIENGINE STUDENT WAS ON A DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 31 AT PROVO, UTAH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (IDENTITY EXPUNGED), SHUTOFF THE FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE #1 (LEFT ENGINE). AT 300 FEET AGL THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THE STUDENT BEGAN PROCEDURES TO IDENTIFY AND FEATHER THE DEAD ENGINE. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT REACT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM DOING A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. AT THIS TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ORDERED THE STUDENT TO RESTART ENGINE #1. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEARBY ALFALFA FIELD NARROWLY MISSING A DRAINAGE DITCH IN THAT FIELD. AFTER EVERYBODY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, THE INSTRUCTOR TELEPHONED A MECHANIC AT THE PROVO AIRPORT. THE MECHANIC CAME TO THE SCENE, DETERMINED THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND TOLD THE PILOT SO. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN DETERMINED THAT HE WANTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE FIELD BEFORE HIS OFFICER FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. DURING THAT TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT H IT THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BENDING IT INWARD AND BACKWARD AT THE HALF STRUT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PROVO, UTAH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 MDT ON AUGUST 21, 1996. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE CLOSED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.