What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per pilot: leaving Donaldson for a cross country flight to pickens. Lost power when I reduced take off rpms. Instituted an emergency landing. Called tower and proceeded to land. Not enough paved runway left. Decided to continue into presumed mowed grass area and found high grass with ruts. Nose gear collapsed, breaking prop and minor damage to lower cowling. No injuries with pilot and passenger.
Follow up with cause of engine failure:
Pilot stated: exhaust gasket failure on number 2 cylinder fogged airfilter and chocked engine after reducing power after takeoff
As the FAA filed it
PER PILOT: LEAVING DONALDSON FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PICKENS. LOST POWER WHEN I REDUCED TAKE OFF RPMS. INSTITUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. CALLED TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. NOT ENOUGH PAVED RUNWAY LEFT. DECIDED TO CONTINUE INTO PRESUMED MOWED GRASS AREA AND FOUND HIGH GRASS WITH RUTS. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, BREAKING PROP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER COWLING. NO INJURIES WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER.
FOLLOW UP WITH CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE:
PILOT STATED: EXHAUST GASKET FAILURE ON NUMBER 2 CYLINDER FOGGED AIRFILTER AND CHOCKED ENGINE AFTER REDUCING POWER AFTER TAKEOFF