What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight started from meade KS (mej). Departed mej at ~ 06:50 traveling to casper WY. Cruising on autopilot at approximately 2400 feet AGL, the engine started running rough and lost power. Pilot shut down engine gained a visual on a runway and elected to land at Montezuma KS. His approach was going to come up short and pilot was forced to land in a nearby field lined up with the runway. Aircraft came to rest a short distance from the end of the runway. Pilot only, no passengers, no injuries. Pilot called NTSB first as he recalled from private pilot training. NTSB allowed the aircraft to be moved to shelter but no other activity until further FAA notice. The landing resulted in an unforeseen cross-furrow roll out that broke off the nose gear assembly allowing the aircraft nose to drop. Pilot stated the prop was stopped in a horizontal position. Witnesses from the airport provided assistance.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT STARTED FROM MEADE KS (MEJ). DEPARTED MEJ AT ~ 06:50 TRAVELING TO CASPER WY. CRUISING ON AUTOPILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 2400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE GAINED A VISUAL ON A RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO LAND AT MONTEZUMA KS. HIS APPROACH WAS GOING TO COME UP SHORT AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ONLY, NO PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES. PILOT CALLED NTSB FIRST AS HE RECALLED FROM PRIVATE PILOT TRAINING. NTSB ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO SHELTER BUT NO OTHER ACTIVITY UNTIL FURTHER FAA NOTICE. THE LANDING RESULTED IN AN UNFORESEEN CROSS-FURROW ROLL OUT THAT BROKE OFF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TO DROP. PILOT STATED THE PROP WAS STOPPED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. WITNESSES FROM THE AIRPORT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE.