What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during a local VFR flight 20 miles north of Abilene elmdale airport while at 900 ft. AGL, this private pilot encountered a rough running engine. The pilot was unable to make it to a local airstrip so he landed in a field approximately 1/2 mile east of anson, Texas. The unscheduled landing resulted in no injuries to the pilot or the sole passenger and no damage to the aircraft. Post accident investigation by a local mechanic revealed that a valve had failed in one of the cylinders. The aircraft was trucked back to the airport. This investigation is closed. A valve failed in one of the cylinders which resulted in a 25% loss of available power at a minimum.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT 20 MILES NORTH OF ABILENE ELMDALE AIRPORT WHILE AT 900 FT. AGL, THIS PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL AIRSTRIP SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF ANSON, TEXAS. THE UNSCHEDULED LANDING RESULTED IN NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE SOLE PASSENGER AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY A LOCAL MECHANIC REVEALED THAT A VALVE HAD FAILED IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. A VALVE FAILED IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS WHICH RESULTED IN A 25% LOSS OF AVAILABLE POWER AT A MINIMUM.
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