What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 30, 2012, at approximately 1025 CDT, N10402, a Laird, LC-1B-300, began to lose power and was forced to land on highway 5/92 (exit 62) just north of the Knoxville Iowa airport (oxv). The aircraft was in cruise flight at 7500 MSL when a sudden vibration was noticed and the engine began to lose power and then failed. A restart of the engine was unsuccessful. The pilot attempted to make the airport (oxv) but was unable due to loss of altitude. The aircraft landed and was pulled to the south side of the highway. No visable external damage could be seen on the engine. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries were reported to the pilot or passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 30, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1025 CDT, N10402, A LAIRD, LC-1B-300, BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 5/92 (EXIT 62) JUST NORTH OF THE KNOXVILLE IOWA AIRPORT (OXV). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 7500 MSL WHEN A SUDDEN VIBRATION WAS NOTICED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN FAILED. A RESTART OF THE ENGINE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE AIRPORT (OXV) BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS PULLED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. NO VISABLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE COULD BE SEEN ON THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.
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