What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07/26/04 at approximately 11:00, the aircraft, tanker 495, was dispatched from Burns airport to the tenant fire, on the malheur national forest. Tanker 495 successfully made three drops of retardant on the fire. At approximately 13:20, as the pilot made his downhill approach, he felt his airspeed was fast and that although the throttle was fully retarded. His manifold pressure was 12-15 inches and airspeed was 120-125 mph during the descent and drop. After dropping his load, the pilot pushed the throttle control full forward to pull out, with no response. After unsuccessfully working the throttle, the pilot communicated the problem to air attack, and sought a place to land. The aircraft landed on a rough, sagebrush flat, sustaining significant damage to the aircraft, including two wing ribs and a damaged aileron.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/26/04 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00, THE AIRCRAFT, TANKER 495, WAS DISPATCHED FROM BURNS AIRPORT TO THE TENANT FIRE, ON THE MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST. TANKER 495 SUCCESSFULLY MADE THREE DROPS OF RETARDANT ON THE FIRE. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20, AS THE PILOT MADE HIS DOWNHILL APPROACH, HE FELT HIS AIRSPEED WAS FAST AND THAT ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE WAS FULLY RETARDED. HIS MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS 12-15 INCHES AND AIRSPEED WAS 120-125 MPH DURING THE DESCENT AND DROP. AFTER DROPPING HIS LOAD, THE PILOT PUSHED THE THROTTLE CONTROL FULL FORWARD TO PULL OUT, WITH NO RESPONSE. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY WORKING THE THROTTLE, THE PILOT COMMUNICATED THE PROBLEM TO AIR ATTACK, AND SOUGHT A PLACE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A ROUGH, SAGEBRUSH FLAT, SUSTAINING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING TWO WING RIBS AND A DAMAGED AILERON.