What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: N4313J a Piper cherokee cruiser departed the N12 airport at 1650 local. Purpose of flight was flight instruction. At approximately 1710 local, in level flight at 2000 feet MSL, engine began running rough and lost power. Flight insturctor initiated an emergency off airport landing in a corn field. No damage to a/c during landing, however, the aircraft sunk into mud. Inspection of the a/c powerplant logbook revealed that the Lycoming 0-320 engine serial #L-15948-27A was overhauled by mattituck airbase, inc., FAA repair station #QX2R125L. Total time since overhaul was 23 hours. Inspection of the a/c engine revealed that the #2 cylinder intake and exhaust valve springs were broken. Will send out springs for metallurgy evaluation. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N4313J A PIPER CHEROKEE CRUISER DEPARTED THE N12 AIRPORT AT 1650 LOCAL. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 LOCAL, IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET MSL, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. FLIGHT INSTURCTOR INITIATED AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO A/C DURING LANDING, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO MUD. INSPECTION OF THE A/C POWERPLANT LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT THE LYCOMING 0-320 ENGINE SERIAL #L-15948-27A WAS OVERHAULED BY MATTITUCK AIRBASE, INC., FAA REPAIR STATION #QX2R125L. TOTAL TIME SINCE OVERHAUL WAS 23 HOURS. INSPECTION OF THE A/C ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. WILL SEND OUT SPRINGS FOR METALLURGY EVALUATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^