What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot states, take off occurred with no incident, approximately .5 hrs into a planned 1 hour flight and about 23 miles from takeoff location, he felt a vibration and shudder coming from the engine the aircraft began to loose power. He immediately located a safe spot to perform an emergency landing in a clear farm field located at the sw intersection of elm row rd and concord rd in concord Michigan. He executed an emergency landing without any further incident with no injuries or additional damage to aircraft. Pilot privacy data omitted said that that upon landing he noticed the propeller had free-play when rotating by hand. Later that day pilot privacy data omitted and a friend retrieved the aircraft from the field and folded wings and loaded aircraft on trailer and returned to the pilot privacy data omitted hangar where the aircraft is currently stored.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES, TAKE OFF OCCURRED WITH NO INCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY .5 HRS INTO A PLANNED 1 HOUR FLIGHT AND ABOUT 23 MILES FROM TAKEOFF LOCATION, HE FELT A VIBRATION AND SHUDDER COMING FROM THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. HE IMMEDIATELY LOCATED A SAFE SPOT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CLEAR FARM FIELD LOCATED AT THE SW INTERSECTION OF ELM ROW RD AND CONCORD RD IN CONCORD MICHIGAN. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THAT UPON LANDING HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER HAD FREE-PLAY WHEN ROTATING BY HAND. LATER THAT DAY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A FRIEND RETRIEVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FIELD AND FOLDED WINGS AND LOADED AIRCRAFT ON TRAILER AND RETURNED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STORED.
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