What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 13, 2011, the aircraft departed Eastland municipal airport with the pilot and one passenger aboard. During takeoff, the aircraft annunciators indicated a boost pump failure and the engine began running rough. The engine quit running altogether approx. 2 miles into flight. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot executed an emergency landing in a cow pasture near Eastland TX, south of IH20.the aircraft sustained significant damage when the left wing struck a tree during the landing. There were no injuries. Damage to the propeller indicated the engine was not running when the aircraft struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 13, 2011, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EASTLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ANNUNCIATORS INDICATED A BOOST PUMP FAILURE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING ALTOGETHER APPROX. 2 MILES INTO FLIGHT. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE NEAR EASTLAND TX, SOUTH OF IH20.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE DURING THE LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.