What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While in cruise flight at about 3000 feet the pilot felt roughness in the engine and referenced the nearest airport function on the GPS, which indicated kgez was 5.4 miles away on a 294 degree bearing. He immediately turned toward the airport; the engine quickly became much rougher, then quit. When it became apparent he would not make the airport, the pilot landed in a soybean field on the north side of east country road 500 between county road 100W and state road 9, less than 2 miles from the airport. No damage was incurred during the landing.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 3000 FEET THE PILOT FELT ROUGHNESS IN THE ENGINE AND REFERENCED THE NEAREST AIRPORT FUNCTION ON THE GPS, WHICH INDICATED KGEZ WAS 5.4 MILES AWAY ON A 294 DEGREE BEARING. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT; THE ENGINE QUICKLY BECAME MUCH ROUGHER, THEN QUIT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST COUNTRY ROAD 500 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 100W AND STATE ROAD 9, LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED DURING THE LANDING.