What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight instructor and student pilot were approximately 7-10 miles northwest of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, airport when the aircraft partially lost power. The aircraft was not able to maintain altitude and landed in a bean field. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained no damage. Upon inspection the aircraft was found to have sufficiant fuel. Further inspection found the carburetor to be malfunctioning. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PARTIALLY LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFICIANT FUEL. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE CARBURETOR TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.