What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 10/12/97, at 1840 CDT/2340Z, N8388D, BE-35-J35 (bonanza) landed in a soybean field approximately .25 mile from Jasper county flying club airport, Newton, Illinois, 62448 (H12). The owner/pilot reported he experienced loss of engine power during his approach to H12, which resulted in an emergency landing in the soybean field. There were no injuries to the pilot or his two (2) passengers. The aircraft damage was reported as minor, a bent propeller and the landing gears collapsed on impact into three feet high soybean plants. The pilot did not experience any system warnings or mechanical failures prior to the loss of engine power. The on scene inspection of the aircraft incident revealed the following: 1) the pilot did not have a valid airman medical certificate. 2) the required airplane flight manual and the aircraft standard airworthiness certificate was not onboard the aircraft. 3) the aircraft engine stopped running due to fuel exhaustion.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 10/12/97, AT 1840 CDT/2340Z, N8388D, BE-35-J35 (BONANZA) LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY .25 MILE FROM JASPER COUNTY FLYING CLUB AIRPORT, NEWTON, ILLINOIS, 62448 (H12). THE OWNER/PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING HIS APPROACH TO H12, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS TWO (2) PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AS MINOR, A BENT PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED ON IMPACT INTO THREE FEET HIGH SOYBEAN PLANTS. THE PILOT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SYSTEM WARNINGS OR MECHANICAL FAILURES PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A VALID AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. 2) THE REQUIRED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. 3) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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