What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 24, 2012 student pilot privacy data omitted departed visalia municipal airport (vis) visalia CA at approximately 1300 PDT for an overflight of a field near his unintentional off field landing site. He carried his daughter on board for this flight. He stated that he experienced an engine sputter and elected to land in an alfalfa field as a precaution instead of returning to visalia airport. After touchdown in the field the ground was soft from irrigation and the aircraft nosed over when it dug into the surface. The aircraft ended up upside down in the field. privacy data omitted Did not have his student pilot certificate in his possession while flying and did not have his personal logbook.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 24, 2012 STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VIS) VISALIA CA AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 PDT FOR AN OVERFLIGHT OF A FIELD NEAR HIS UNINTENTIONAL OFF FIELD LANDING SITE. HE CARRIED HIS DAUGHTER ON BOARD FOR THIS FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SPUTTER AND ELECTED TO LAND IN AN ALFALFA FIELD AS A PRECAUTION INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO VISALIA AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN THE FIELD THE GROUND WAS SOFT FROM IRRIGATION AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHEN IT DUG INTO THE SURFACE.THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT HAVE HIS STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION WHILE FLYING AND DID NOT HAVE HIS PERSONAL LOGBOOK.