What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/2/2013 aircraft 723PJ, a Centrair 101A, serial number 101A0199, executed an off airport landing. The pilot, privacy data omitted, stated the weather changed and he felt loss of lift. He decided a return to the airport was not possible and attempted an off airport landing in a cleared field. When approaching the field the pilot stated he felt the wind shift to a tailwind and experienced further loss of lift. He stated he thought the tail contacted the ground before the main wheel did. The pilot was not injured and refused medical assistance at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/2/2013 AIRCRAFT 723PJ, A CENTRAIR 101A, SERIAL NUMBER 101A0199, EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED THE WEATHER CHANGED AND HE FELT LOSS OF LIFT. HE DECIDED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CLEARED FIELD. WHEN APPROACHING THE FIELD THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE WIND SHIFT TO A TAILWIND AND EXPERIENCED FURTHER LOSS OF LIFT. HE STATED HE THOUGHT THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND BEFORE THE MAIN WHEEL DID. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND REFUSED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT THE SCENE.
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