What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident occurred on April 14th around 0845 between N4449U and the ground. Owner and pilot mr. Petty took off from his private grass strip for a pleasure flight to return when he experienced engine sputter and decided to land in one of his pastures. Mr. Petty stated that his approach was a little too fast around 80 knots. He clipped some trees and landed the aircraft due to the wet grass and soft ground he slid into a bank of trees between his property and the railroad right-of-way and damaged the aircraft. Both wing leading edges received heavy damage and the engine firewall buckled due to the impact. FAA iic anthony browne post accident investigation the engine started right up when tested. Both over wing tanks had 3 inches of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 14TH AROUND 0845 BETWEEN N4449U AND THE GROUND. OWNER AND PILOT MR. PETTY TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO RETURN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTER AND DECIDED TO LAND IN ONE OF HIS PASTURES. MR. PETTY STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST AROUND 80 KNOTS. HE CLIPPED SOME TREES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE WET GRASS AND SOFT GROUND HE SLID INTO A BANK OF TREES BETWEEN HIS PROPERTY AND THE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH WING LEADING EDGES RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL BUCKLED DUE TO THE IMPACT. FAA IIC ANTHONY BROWNE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP WHEN TESTED. BOTH OVER WING TANKS HAD 3 INCHES OF FUEL.