What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On September 11, 1999 at approximately 1315 N172DJ, a Cessna 172 departed a grass strip near Daleville, Indiana. The pilot stated that after lift off the engine quit. The aircraft landed in a corn field and flipped over. The iarcraft received substantial damage to the right wing. The left wing received minor damage at the wing tip. The nose gear and vertical fin were also damaged slightly. The aircraft was operated by a private pilot. The pilot was uninjured. The two passengers received minor injuries. The flight was conducted under part 91 flight rules. Evidence at the scene indicates that the aircraft left main landing gear had left the side of the runway. Wheel tracks were noticed in the soybean filed. And soybean plants were found on the landing gear. And a large clump of plants was found near the aircraft. Inspection of the engine after recovery from the field found no defects. An engine run up was performed. The engine operated normally. All parameters were normal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 N172DJ, A CESSNA 172 DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP NEAR DALEVILLE, INDIANA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE IARCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT WING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AT THE WING TIP. THE NOSE GEAR AND VERTICAL FIN WERE ALSO DAMAGED SLIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT RULES. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD LEFT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEEL TRACKS WERE NOTICED IN THE SOYBEAN FILED. AND SOYBEAN PLANTS WERE FOUND ON THE LANDING GEAR. AND A LARGE CLUMP OF PLANTS WAS FOUND NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE FIELD FOUND NO DEFECTS. AN ENGINE RUN UP WAS PERFORMED. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL.
NTSB investigation
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