What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on a local flight west of st. lucie int'l airport. Approximately 45 minutes of flight while cruising at 1500 ft barometric, the pilot initiated a climb T0 2500 ft. barometric. After the climb was initiated the engine shuddered, lost power from 2400 to 1800 rpms, the appeared to windmill. The pilot performed emergency procedures with no success. He then initiated a landing in a grassy area in between the northbound and southbound lanes of the Florida turnpike approximately 8 nautical miles south, southwest of the airport. A successful touchdown followed, but he was unable to stop the aircraft before colliding with a utility trailer 1023 ft from his touchdown point.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WEST OF ST. LUCIE INT'L AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WHILE CRUISING AT 1500 FT BAROMETRIC, THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB T0 2500 FT. BAROMETRIC. AFTER THE CLIMB WAS INITIATED THE ENGINE SHUDDERED, LOST POWER FROM 2400 TO 1800 RPMS, THE APPEARED TO WINDMILL. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. HE THEN INITIATED A LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA IN BETWEEN THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE APPROXIMATELY 8 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH, SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. A SUCCESSFUL TOUCHDOWN FOLLOWED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A UTILITY TRAILER 1023 FT FROM HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT.
NTSB investigation
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