What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) On Sunday, April 11, 1999, at approximately 1145 MDT, the pilot of N99243 (a Cessna model CE-172-P) contacted cos tower and reported that the aircraft's engine was loosing RPM and declared an emergency. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field near Divide, Colorado. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot was not injured. Upon inspection, maintenance personnel found that the exhaust valve lifter on the number 3 cylinder had collapsed. The lifter was removed and cleaned, reinstalled and the aircraft was flown from the field to its home base airport (cos) with no furtherincident. The personal pleasure flight was being operated under FAR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 MDT, THE PILOT OF N99243 (A CESSNA MODEL CE-172-P) CONTACTED COS TOWER AND REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS LOOSING RPM AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR DIVIDE, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE LIFTER ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD COLLAPSED. THE LIFTER WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED, REINSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM THE FIELD TO ITS HOME BASE AIRPORT (COS) WITH NO FURTHERINCIDENT. THE PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
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