What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
August 4th, 2016, 19:45PM eastern time, the pilot, along with one passenger, took off from kgeo on runway 18 heading south bound on a local flight. Approximately, 15 minutes into the flight, around the Russellville Ohio area, the pilot heard and felt a loud bang from under the engine covering (cowling). He tried to maintain altitude while turning back to kgeo. After 5-10 seconds, the aircraft was no longer producing power. He then picked the closest, safest field to land. At 20:04 pm, he landed in soy bean field. When landing, his nosewheel struck an unseen drainage ditch in the field which caused the aircraft to flip on its top.
(Reviewed by flm bam on 09/09/16)
As the FAA filed it
AUGUST 4TH, 2016, 19:45PM EASTERN TIME, THE PILOT, ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER, TOOK OFF FROM KGEO ON RUNWAY 18 HEADING SOUTH BOUND ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY, 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AROUND THE RUSSELLVILLE OHIO AREA, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COVERING (COWLING). HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE TURNING BACK TO KGEO. AFTER 5-10 SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING POWER. HE THEN PICKED THE CLOSEST, SAFEST FIELD TO LAND. AT 20:04 PM, HE LANDED IN SOY BEAN FIELD. WHEN LANDING, HIS NOSEWHEEL STRUCK AN UNSEEN DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS TOP.
(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 09/09/16)
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