What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was flying over the valley forge national historical park (vfnhp) by an non certificate pilot, who crashed into trees for unknown reasons. The pilot and aircraft were removed from the trees. The aircraft was secured by the park service where it was inspected by two airworthiness inspectors from the philadelphia office. The aircraft appeared to have sustained minor damage. The fuel level in the 10 gallon tank appeared to be two to three inches above the rear fuel line pickup and an unknown quanity of oil in the oil tank. Inspector moore arranged with a ppc expert,joe fenstermacher, on 16 April 2010 to inspect aircraft and to run the engine at the vfnhp maintenance complex. After his visual examination of the aircraft, the ppc expert stated that it was in moderately good shape, but would not pass an airworthiness inspection because both tires were worn, the fuel pump was marginal as FAR as its' abilty to perform its function, the primer being worn and the fuel lines were harden. The engine was jump started because of the on board battery was dead but once started and allowed to warm up the following operations were done: the engine instruments were checked and indicated normal operation. The rpm's were increased to 5000 rpm's (approximatley cruise rpm's) without any hesitation. The rpm's were decreased to with a smooth idle. The engine was shut down without any problems. Mr. Fenstermacher stated he could not find anything mechanically wrong with the machine except for those listed above.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER THE VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (VFNHP) BY AN NON CERTIFICATE PILOT, WHO CRASHED INTO TREES FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE REMOVED FROM THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED BY THE PARK SERVICE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY TWO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE 10 GALLON TANK APPEARED TO BE TWO TO THREE INCHES ABOVE THE REAR FUEL LINE PICKUP AND AN UNKNOWN QUANITY OF OIL IN THE OIL TANK. INSPECTOR MOORE ARRANGED WITH A PPC EXPERT,JOE FENSTERMACHER, ON 16 APRIL 2010 TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND TO RUN THE ENGINE AT THE VFNHP MAINTENANCE COMPLEX. AFTER HIS VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PPC EXPERT STATED THAT IT WAS IN MODERATELY GOOD SHAPE, BUT WOULD NOT PASS AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH TIRES WERE WORN, THE FUEL PUMP WAS MARGINAL AS FAR AS ITS' ABILTY TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION, THE PRIMER BEING WORN AND THE FUEL LINES WERE HARDEN. THE ENGINE WAS JUMP STARTED BECAUSE OF THE ON BOARD BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT ONCE STARTED AND ALLOWED TO WARM UP THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WERE DONE: THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED AND INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THE RPM'S WERE INCREASED TO 5000 RPM'S (APPROXIMATLEY CRUISE RPM'S) WITHOUT ANY HESITATION. THE RPM'S WERE DECREASED TO WITH A SMOOTH IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MR. FENSTERMACHER STATED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE MACHINE EXCEPT FOR THOSE LISTED ABOVE.