What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot stated that on climb out from Sedalia, MO airport (dmo), he experienced smoke in the cockpit, and the engine quit. He did not attempt an engine restart because of the smoke. He made an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot was unhurt. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the igition wire from the battery to switch had shorted, causing the smoke, and the engine stoppage. Incident #CE2000IGA0002 is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT STATED THAT ON CLIMB OUT FROM SEDALIA, MO AIRPORT (DMO), HE EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT AN ENGINE RESTART BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNHURT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE IGITION WIRE FROM THE BATTERY TO SWITCH HAD SHORTED, CAUSING THE SMOKE, AND THE ENGINE STOPPAGE. INCIDENT #CE2000IGA0002 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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