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 was piloting a Cessna 172 (N68166) at an altitude of 2500 feet on a flight from paine field to gold bar, Washington for air practice when the engine suddenly lost power. The engine RPM dropped from 2300 to 1200 and would not recover. The pilot privacy data omitted stated he applied carburetor heat while setting up best glide speed and checked the magnetos. He located an emergency landing site on a farmer's cattle pasture. Even though he forgot to use flaps, he made a successful emergency landing. The only damage to the aircraft was a collapsed nose landing gear and separated propeller. The pilot privacy data omitted also stated he refueled the aircraft to full tanks before departure at paine field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING A CESSNA 172 (N68166) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2500 FEET ON A FLIGHT FROM PAINE FIELD TO GOLD BAR, WASHINGTON FOR AIR PRACTICE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 2300 TO 1200 AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE SETTING UP BEST GLIDE SPEED AND CHECKED THE MAGNETOS. HE LOCATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE ON A FARMER'S CATTLE PASTURE. EVEN THOUGH HE FORGOT TO USE FLAPS, HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR AND SEPARATED PROPELLER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED HE REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT TO FULL TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE AT PAINE FIELD.
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