What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 22, 1998, at 1950 central daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N5245A, operated by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after departure from runway 36 (4,001' x 75' dry/asphalt), near Amery, Wisconsin. The pilot stated that the engine suffered a loss of power which necessitated the emergency landing. The pilot reported minor injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. (-23)just after takeoff at Amery muncipal airport, the engine began to run rough and make noise. The aircraft lost airspeed and pilot raised gear and banked the aircraft west to avoid landing in a lake and marsh. The pilot was able to land the aircraft in a corn field where it sustained substant ial damage to the belly, wings and propeller. The pilot had minor back injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, AT 1950 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N5245A, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 36 (4,001' X 75' DRY/ASPHALT), NEAR AMERY, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER WHICH NECESSITATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT AMERY MUNCIPAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND MAKE NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND PILOT RAISED GEAR AND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT WEST TO AVOID LANDING IN A LAKE AND MARSH. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANT IAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, WINGS AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT HAD MINOR BACK INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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