What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot and a mechanic had completed a brief test flight of a newly-constructed pitts model 12 and returned to the Neosho high Robinson airport (eos) to further check handling qualities. The airplane was flown down rwy 19 at approx. 800 feet AGL with the intention to remain in the traffic pattern and land. Approx. three quarters of the way down the rwy, there was a loud "pop" followed by smoke, vibration, and lack of engine power. A farm field was hastily selected for an off-airport landing, as altitude was insufficient to set up an approach back to the airport. On rollout, the airplane struck one of numerous bales of hay and flipped inverted, trapping the occupants. A witness came to their assistance and aided in removing them from the airplane. The airplane was substantially damaged and the occupants sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT AND A MECHANIC HAD COMPLETED A BRIEF TEST FLIGHT OF A NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED PITTS MODEL 12 AND RETURNED TO THE NEOSHO HIGH ROBINSON AIRPORT (EOS) TO FURTHER CHECK HANDLING QUALITIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN DOWN RWY 19 AT APPROX. 800 FEET AGL WITH THE INTENTION TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LAND. APPROX. THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" FOLLOWED BY SMOKE, VIBRATION, AND LACK OF ENGINE POWER. A FARM FIELD WAS HASTILY SELECTED FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, AS ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO SET UP AN APPROACH BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ON ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ONE OF NUMEROUS BALES OF HAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANTS. A WITNESS CAME TO THEIR ASSISTANCE AND AIDED IN REMOVING THEM FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.