What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1100 am on 4-08-08, the pilot departed Boonville Airport (I91) to the east with one passenger on board. Minutes into the flight, at an altitude of approximately 800 feet, the pilot experienced a vibration coming from the front of the firewall. Due to the level of vibration, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in lieu of returning to the airport. The pilot selected a field approximately 1.25 miles directly east of the airport, on the west side of route 61. The aircraft was set down in a wet/muddy field. During the roll-out, the left hand landing gear collapsed outward allowing the aircraft to fall left wing low and causing a propeller strike. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1100 AM ON 4-08-08, THE PILOT DEPARTED BOONVILLE AIRPORT (I91) TO THE EAST WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE FIREWALL. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF VIBRATION, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN LIEU OF RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES DIRECTLY EAST OF THE AIRPORT, ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROUTE 61. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET DOWN IN A WET/MUDDY FIELD. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED OUTWARD ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL LEFT WING LOW AND CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.