What happened
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(-23) On a flight from brodhead, Wisconsin, to monticello, Iowa, the cloud cover was descending and the pilot chose to make an emergency landing in a hay field. The pilot had opportunity to return to an airport before getting into a situation in which he had to perform an emergency landing because of diminishing weather conditions. After landing in a field the pilot hit a fence post and caused damage to the engine cowling and landing gear. The pilot and passenger received no injuries. This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN, TO MONTICELLO, IOWA, THE CLOUD COVER WAS DESCENDING AND THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD. THE PILOT HAD OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO AN AIRPORT BEFORE GETTING INTO A SITUATION IN WHICH HE HAD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF DIMINISHING WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD THE PILOT HIT A FENCE POST AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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