What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed a private grass strip south of Knoxville, TN, for sky ranch, a private grass strip about 3 miles away to the southwest. During the climb out, at an altitude of 400-600 ft, the aircraft engine stopped running. The pilot attempted to restart the engine without success. The pilot navigated the aircraft to an open field for a landing. The aircraft's right wing contacted a tree, spinning the aircraft to the right and coming to rest on a hedgerow in a 69 degree, nose down attitude, 50 yards from the point of contact with the tree. The pilot suffered non-life threatening injures, and was transported to the hospital for treatment.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP SOUTH OF KNOXVILLE, TN, FOR SKY RANCH, A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY TO THE SOUTHWEST. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400-600 FT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT NAVIGATED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OPEN FIELD FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A TREE, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND COMING TO REST ON A HEDGEROW IN A 69 DEGREE, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, 50 YARDS FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE TREE. THE PILOT SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
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