What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed wilmar airport on an evening flight in his experimental Sonex aircraft. While flying se of the airport the engine suddenly quit. Prior to failure all engine indications appeared normal. Pilot was able to restart the engine but it was running roughly and remained running only if pilot vigourously pumped throttle. Pilot determined the aircraft would not reach the airport about 2.5 miles away so he chose an appropriate emergency landing area landing into the wind on a dry corn field. The landing was successful and he came to a full stop without damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED WILMAR AIRPORT ON AN EVENING FLIGHT IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL SONEX AIRCRAFT. WHILE FLYING SE OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. PRIOR TO FAILURE ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY AND REMAINED RUNNING ONLY IF PILOT VIGOUROUSLY PUMPED THROTTLE. PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT ABOUT 2.5 MILES AWAY SO HE CHOSE AN APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA LANDING INTO THE WIND ON A DRY CORN FIELD. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND HE CAME TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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