What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An ATP rated pilot with 1 passenger departed 9N7 at 0825 local EDT in VMC conditions. Pilot leveled off aircraft at 2500 MSL and began to set cruise power when engine began to run rough and shake, cabin then filled with white smoke. Pilot vented smoke from cabin and shut off fuel to engine. Pilot picked out field and set up for emergency landing. Aircraft touched down in soybean field at normal approach speed, pilot veered aircraft slightly right to enter a wheat field. Wheat became tangeled around main gear causing aircraft to flip over onto it's back just prior to coming to a stop. Pilot unbuckled, crawled to rear of aircraft unbuckled his passenger and they exited out side window. Pilot received a minor laceration on forehead and shin, passenger sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AN ATP RATED PILOT WITH 1 PASSENGER DEPARTED 9N7 AT 0825 LOCAL EDT IN VMC CONDITIONS. PILOT LEVELED OFF AIRCRAFT AT 2500 MSL AND BEGAN TO SET CRUISE POWER WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKE, CABIN THEN FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE. PILOT VENTED SMOKE FROM CABIN AND SHUT OFF FUEL TO ENGINE. PILOT PICKED OUT FIELD AND SET UP FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOYBEAN FIELD AT NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, PILOT VEERED AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY RIGHT TO ENTER A WHEAT FIELD. WHEAT BECAME TANGELED AROUND MAIN GEAR CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT'S BACK JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. PILOT UNBUCKLED, CRAWLED TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT UNBUCKLED HIS PASSENGER AND THEY EXITED OUT SIDE WINDOW. PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR LACERATION ON FOREHEAD AND SHIN, PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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