What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 11AM, privacy data omitted departed on a short flight in the local area. In approximately 15 he returned to Andrews murphy, Western regional airport. The weather was clear and calm. During a VFR approach to landing privacy data omitted noticed that there was no green light for the nose wheel indicating down and locked. privacy data omitted Did a low fly by to have an outside visual on the gear. During the climb phase on the upwing leg, the pilot stated that he added full power to come around for a landing. That is when the engine sputtered and quit. The soy bean field was the pilots choice of a landing area, stating that he was sure he could not make it back to the airport. The gear was left in the up position since it had rained two inches the day prior. The pilot landed with no injuries. The pilot has surrendered his private pilot certificate, stating that "he is unsafe for aviation".
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012, AT 11AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ON A SHORT FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. IN APPROXIMATELY 15 HE RETURNED TO ANDREWS MURPHY, WESTERN REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND CALM. DURING A VFR APPROACH TO LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE WHEEL INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID A LOW FLY BY TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE VISUAL ON THE GEAR. DURING THE CLIMB PHASE ON THE UPWING LEG, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADDED FULL POWER TO COME AROUND FOR A LANDING. THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE SOY BEAN FIELD WAS THE PILOTS CHOICE OF A LANDING AREA, STATING THAT HE WAS SURE HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE GEAR WAS LEFT IN THE UP POSITION SINCE IT HAD RAINED TWO INCHES THE DAY PRIOR. THE PILOT LANDED WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HAS SURRENDERED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, STATING THAT "HE IS UNSAFE FOR AVIATION".