What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on may 20, 1997 at approximately 5:30 pm EST, Mr. Kevin wooldridge, certificate #307827410, experienced a loss of engine power while flying N21856, an experimental rands S10 aircraft. The pilot was operating at cruise altitude of 2500 feet and elected to land in a cultivated field. He landed safely with no damage to the aircraft nor injury to himself. The aircraft was transported by flat bed to Mt. Comfort airport. This incident is closed. Owner of aircraft stated in a phone interview that this particular engine (rotex) is subject to fuel vapor lock. He stated that the pilot, a friend, had performed his emergency landing well. Aircraft was retrieved and returned to Mt. Comfort airport where with minor carburator adjustment, the engine was re-started.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 20, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM EST, MR. KEVIN WOOLDRIDGE, CERTIFICATE #307827410, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE FLYING N21856, AN EXPERIMENTAL RANDS S10 AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2500 FEET AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A CULTIVATED FIELD. HE LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOR INJURY TO HIMSELF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED BY FLAT BED TO MT. COMFORT AIRPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. OWNER OF AIRCRAFT STATED IN A PHONE INTERVIEW THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE (ROTEX) IS SUBJECT TO FUEL VAPOR LOCK. HE STATED THAT THE PILOT, A FRIEND, HAD PERFORMED HIS EMERGENCY LANDING WELL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED AND RETURNED TO MT. COMFORT AIRPORT WHERE WITH MINOR CARBURATOR ADJUSTMENT, THE ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED.