What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot, privacy data omitted, departed Fort Worth meacham (ftw) airport, on February 8, 2010, at 1849 CST, on an IFR flight to mesquite, TX (hqz) in a Cessna 172, N46AF. The weather briefing did not indicate icing. ATC assigned a altitude of 4,000 feet. The outside air temperature was -1C in IMC flying conditions. The pilot noted light icing on the leading edge of the wing. The pilot requested a lower altitude. ATC assigned 3000 feet. At 3000 ft the pilot request another lower altitude. ATC then assigned 2,300 feet. After leveling at 2,300 the pilot decended to 1,500 while proceeding to spinks airport (fws). When leaving 2,300 feet ATC declared N46AF an emergency aircraft. The pilot encounterd VFR conditions at 2,300 feet and visually located spinks airport. He proceeded directly to the airport but was unable to contact ATC by radio to inform them of his intention. He contacted the tower, landed, and called approach control after landing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED FORT WORTH MEACHAM (FTW) AIRPORT, ON FEBRUARY 8, 2010, AT 1849 CST, ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO MESQUITE, TX (HQZ) IN A CESSNA 172, N46AF. THE WEATHER BRIEFING DID NOT INDICATE ICING. ATC ASSIGNED A ALTITUDE OF 4,000 FEET. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS -1C IN IMC FLYING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT NOTED LIGHT ICING ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THE PILOT REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. ATC ASSIGNED 3000 FEET. AT 3000 FT THE PILOT REQUEST ANOTHER LOWER ALTITUDE. ATC THEN ASSIGNED 2,300 FEET. AFTER LEVELING AT 2,300 THE PILOT DECENDED TO 1,500 WHILE PROCEEDING TO SPINKS AIRPORT (FWS). WHEN LEAVING 2,300 FEET ATC DECLARED N46AF AN EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERD VFR CONDITIONS AT 2,300 FEET AND VISUALLY LOCATED SPINKS AIRPORT. HE PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC BY RADIO TO INFORM THEM OF HIS INTENTION. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER, LANDED, AND CALLED APPROACH CONTROL AFTER LANDING.