What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The experimental aircraft experienced an in flight engine failure while on approach. An emergency landing was made in a farm field. The aircraft propeller, landing gear and left wing tip were damaged from the hard landing. No injuries were received. Subsequent inspection revealed the distributor rotor contact had come off, causing a loss of engine ignition. The pilot, who was also the aircraft builder, inspected the engine two flight hours before the failure. The owner is revising the engine inspection to limit the life of the distributor cap and rotor due to heat related deterioration. A malfunction or defect report was submitted on 7-6-2011, to alert owners of similar designed aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON APPROACH. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP WERE DAMAGED FROM THE HARD LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR CONTACT HAD COME OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE IGNITION. THE PILOT, WHO WAS ALSO THE AIRCRAFT BUILDER, INSPECTED THE ENGINE TWO FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE.THE OWNER IS REVISING THE ENGINE INSPECTION TO LIMIT THE LIFE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR DUE TO HEAT RELATED DETERIORATION. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON 7-6-2011, TO ALERT OWNERS OF SIMILAR DESIGNED AIRCRAFT.