What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N8239W, a PA28-180, was conducting a sightseeing flight at approximately 3.4 NM on the sns 135 degree radial in day, VFR conditions. Temperature was 16.1 degree c; dewpoint 12.2 degree c. according to the pilot in command and the adult passenger in the aircraft, the engine power stopped suddenly. After reportedly conducting the engine-failure-in-flight emergency checklist, the pilot in command was unable to restart the engine. According to the adult passenger, the engine surged just prior to landing. The aircraft touched down in a fresh broccoli field, rolled/skidded approximately 100 feet, severed its nose landing wheel, and came to a rest upright. Clear avgas was found in the three fuel sump drains, and approximately 6 1/2 quarts of clean appearing oil was measured by the dipstick. There were no apparent pre-touchdown breaks observed of the engine or its accessories. There are no known facts that are causal to this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N8239W, A PA28-180, WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 3.4 NM ON THE SNS 135 DEGREE RADIAL IN DAY, VFR CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURE WAS 16.1 DEGREE C; DEWPOINT 12.2 DEGREE C. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE ADULT PASSENGER IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE POWER STOPPED SUDDENLY. AFTER REPORTEDLY CONDUCTING THE ENGINE-FAILURE-IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE ADULT PASSENGER, THE ENGINE SURGED JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FRESH BROCCOLI FIELD, ROLLED/SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, SEVERED ITS NOSE LANDING WHEEL, AND CAME TO A REST UPRIGHT. CLEAR AVGAS WAS FOUND IN THE THREE FUEL SUMP DRAINS, AND APPROXIMATELY 6 1/2 QUARTS OF CLEAN APPEARING OIL WAS MEASURED BY THE DIPSTICK. THERE WERE NO APPARENT PRE-TOUCHDOWN BREAKS OBSERVED OF THE ENGINE OR ITS ACCESSORIES. THERE ARE NO KNOWN FACTS THAT ARE CAUSAL TO THIS INCIDENT.