What happened
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Aircraft departed Spokane, felts field enroute to deer park. Approximately 2 miles north of felts field at 3000' pilot noticed unusual engine noise.
Subsequently engine siezed and propeller stopped rotating. Pilot executed forced landing in a vacant field. Flaps failed to extend during final approach. With failure of flaps to extend, a steeper than normal approach was made which caused aircraft to land harder than normal. As a result of this hard landing, pilot sustained minor injuries and was transported to local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPOKANE, FELTS FIELD ENROUTE TO DEER PARK. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF FELTS FIELD AT 3000' PILOT NOTICED UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE.
SUBSEQUENTLY ENGINE SIEZED AND PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. PILOT EXECUTED FORCED LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD. FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND DURING FINAL APPROACH. WITH FAILURE OF FLAPS TO EXTEND, A STEEPER THAN NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARDER THAN NORMAL. AS A RESULT OF THIS HARD LANDING, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.
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