What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, the pilot privacy data omitted and passenger privacy data omitted departed montgomery airport at approximately 10:00 am. They were heading to tallahassee, FL when they noticed the engine temperature was a little high. They decided to make a precautionary landing into Dothan, AL airport. They were approximately 8 miles from Dothan, when the engine oil pressure started to drop. Three miles from dotham the engine seized. The pilot made a 60 degree turn and landed the airplane in a cotton field approximately 3 miles from the Dothan airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane incurred no damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MONTGOMERY AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM. THEY WERE HEADING TO TALLAHASSEE, FL WHEN THEY NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE HIGH. THEY DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING INTO DOTHAN, AL AIRPORT. THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES FROM DOTHAN, WHEN THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. THREE MILES FROM DOTHAM THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT MADE A 60 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A COTTON FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE DOTHAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED NO DAMAGE.
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