What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Harrell with his son as passenger departed dayton wright brothers airport (mgy) at 11:15 local time. Climbing through 2500 ft. en-route to aurora, IL. Manifold pressure was lost. The engine would not maintain power and altitude was not sufficient to return to mgy. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a soybean field. There were no injuries to pilot or passenger. The left wing struck a tree limb on descent causing minimal damage. This damage consisted of a 2 inch dent 1.5 inches deep to the leading edge 11 inches inboard of the wing tip. The prop tips were bent back 6 inches inboard at a 45 degree angle. No propeller ground strikes could be seen.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HARRELL WITH HIS SON AS PASSENGER DEPARTED DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY) AT 11:15 LOCAL TIME. CLIMBING THROUGH 2500 FT. EN-ROUTE TO AURORA, IL. MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS LOST. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN POWER AND ALTITUDE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RETURN TO MGY. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE LIMB ON DESCENT CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE. THIS DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A 2 INCH DENT 1.5 INCHES DEEP TO THE LEADING EDGE 11 INCHES INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT BACK 6 INCHES INBOARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. NO PROPELLER GROUND STRIKES COULD BE SEEN.