What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot reported departing Kansas city international airport (mci), Kansas city, Missouri at approximately 0745 CDT with one pilot-rated passenger for a VFR flight to ottawa municipal airport (owi), ottawa, Kansas. Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, the engine began to sputter and run rough for about 20 to 30 seconds followed by a completed loss of power. A field was selected and an emergency checklist completed. The pilot accomplished an off-airport forced landing on a field of newly-sown winter wheat without damage to the aircraft or injury to the occupants. On-scene investigation revealed a failure of the single magneto drive that provides rotation to the dual magnetos. A malfunction and defect report will be filed. This incident is closed. Mci-fsdo incident no CE97IGA0005.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 CDT WITH ONE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO OTTAWA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OWI), OTTAWA, KANSAS. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH FOR ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETED LOSS OF POWER. A FIELD WAS SELECTED AND AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST COMPLETED. THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING ON A FIELD OF NEWLY-SOWN WINTER WHEAT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE SINGLE MAGNETO DRIVE THAT PROVIDES ROTATION TO THE DUAL MAGNETOS. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. MCI-FSDO INCIDENT NO CE97IGA0005.