What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 08/22/2005 at 18:50 gmt N411Z, a Cessna 421B, serial number 0482, departed eppley airfield, omaha, Nebraska for a local 14 CFR 91 flight. The pilot was adjusting the elevator trim for level flight at 12,000 feet AGL when he heard a loud pop emanate from the tail section of the aircraft. The aircraft pitched nose down at a 75 degree angle and the pilot declared an emergency stating that he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot recovered from the dive at approximately 7,000 feet AGL and landed at Lincoln Municipal Airport without incident. The pilot and passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08/22/2005 AT 18:50 GMT N411Z, A CESSNA 421B, SERIAL NUMBER 0482, DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NEBRASKA FOR A LOCAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ADJUSTING THE ELEVATOR TRIM FOR LEVEL FLIGHT AT 12,000 FEET AGL WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POP EMANATE FROM THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AT A 75 DEGREE ANGLE AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY STATING THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE DIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET AGL AND LANDED AT LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
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