What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6/26/2011 at 1338, N2725V, a CE-177RG operated by privacy data omitted departed st. Johns Industrial air park (ksjn), St Johns, AZ on rwy 21. privacy data omitted Was on a cross-country flight and had landed at ksjn for fuel. The aircraft was topped off (full tanks).along with privacy data omitted were two adult passengers, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted and approx. 88 pounds of baggage.ASOS weather at ksjn: 262054Z, auto 25023G30KT 10SM clr 36/M04 A3003 rmk A02 pkwnd 25030/2054DENSITY altitude approx 9100 feetaircraft encountered difficulty climbing based on statements from privacy data omitted telephone interview and he elected to put the aircraft down in a clearing, avoiding trees and houses in the area. There were no indications of any mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft based on privacy data omitted statements. In the interview, privacy data omitted indicated he did not calculate the aircraft takeoff/climb performance.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/26/2011 AT 1338, N2725V, A CE-177RG OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ST. JOHNS INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (KSJN), ST JOHNS, AZ ON RWY 21. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND HAD LANDED AT KSJN FOR FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF (FULL TANKS).ALONG WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE TWO ADULT PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND APPROX. 88 POUNDS OF BAGGAGE.ASOS WEATHER AT KSJN: 262054Z, AUTO 25023G30KT 10SM CLR 36/M04 A3003 RMK A02 PKWND 25030/2054DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROX 9100 FEETAIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY CLIMBING BASED ON STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND HE ELECTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CLEARING, AVOIDING TREES AND HOUSES IN THE AREA.THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT BASED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENTS.IN THE INTERVIEW, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED HE DID NOT CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF/CLIMB PERFORMANCE.
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