What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted purchased the aircraft from a privacy data omitted in salt lake city. He changed the oil and oil filter, and then test flew the aircraft for approximately one-half hour. He departed the salt lake area at approximately at 9:20 am and flew towards the denver area. As he was making the approach to the Longmont airport the engine began to vibrate. The engine failed during landing and the pilot made a forced landing in an open field approximately five miles west of the airport. The wings, propellers, and landing gear were damaged, the right wing had substantial damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The engine was examined and found that the number two piston had failed and the engine was five quarts low of oil. No further action taken by this office at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ IN SALT LAKE CITY. HE CHANGED THE OIL AND OIL FILTER, AND THEN TEST FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF HOUR. HE DEPARTED THE SALT LAKE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY AT 9:20 AM AND FLEW TOWARDS THE DENVER AREA. AS HE WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO THE LONGMONT AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING LANDING AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE WINGS, PROPELLERS, AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER TWO PISTON HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE WAS FIVE QUARTS LOW OF OIL. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS OFFICE AT THIS TIME.
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