What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after departing a private airstrip approximately 4 miles west of Buffalo, MN, the pilot reported that the engine started to lose power, rpm's dropped and egt's on all cylinders were rising. The engine then quit. The pilot stated that he then pumped the throttle and was able to obtain short bursts of power and then the engine quit again. The pilot was able to land the aircraft in a plowed field with no apparent damage to the aircraft. Upon removing and disassembling the carburetor, a significant amount of debris was found inside the carburetor bowl.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO, MN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, RPM'S DROPPED AND EGT'S ON ALL CYLINDERS WERE RISING. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN SHORT BURSTS OF POWER AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED FIELD WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON REMOVING AND DISASSEMBLING THE CARBURETOR, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WAS FOUND INSIDE THE CARBURETOR BOWL.
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