What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. Charles hilbert, pilot in command on N7767U, departed Queen city airport, Allentown, PA at approximately 1445L. He was carrying one passenger, Mr. Dave weller. About 15 min. Into the flight, the engine began to run rough. Mr. Hilbert followed the appropriate procedures but the engine continued to run rough. At this time, Mr. Hilbert was approximately 2 or 3 miles from Queen city airport. Fearing an imminent engine failure, Mr. Hilbert elected to make a precautionary landing in a field about 1 mile east of macungie, PA. The landing was successful with no damage to the aircraft or injury to occupants. A local IA inspected N7767U and confirmed no damage. This information was relayed to inspector bourey. The airplane was towed to flying m airport. After testing the engine, a local IA suspected carb ice as the problem. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. CHARLES HILBERT, PILOT IN COMMAND ON N7767U, DEPARTED QUEEN CITY AIRPORT, ALLENTOWN, PA AT APPROXIMATELY 1445L. HE WAS CARRYING ONE PASSENGER, MR. DAVE WELLER. ABOUT 15 MIN. INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. MR. HILBERT FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. AT THIS TIME, MR. HILBERT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 MILES FROM QUEEN CITY AIRPORT. FEARING AN IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE, MR. HILBERT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF MACUNGIE, PA. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. A LOCAL IA INSPECTED N7767U AND CONFIRMED NO DAMAGE. THIS INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO INSPECTOR BOUREY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO FLYING M AIRPORT. AFTER TESTING THE ENGINE, A LOCAL IA SUSPECTED CARB ICE AS THE PROBLEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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