What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was returning from flying m ranch (7TA7) VFR direct. After a descent from cruising altitude the pilot joined the left base leg of runway 15 at Lago Vista (kryw). Immediatly after the left turn from base to final was completed the engine "sputtered and quit". The pilot attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. A foreced landing was made 0.3 miles from the beginning of runway 15, along the extended centerline.
Airplane came to rest facing southeast in a cedar forest, with signifigant damage resulting from the landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM FLYING M RANCH (7TA7) VFR DIRECT. AFTER A DESCENT FROM CRUISING ALTITUDE THE PILOT JOINED THE LEFT BASE LEG OF RUNWAY 15 AT LAGO VISTA (KRYW). IMMEDIATLY AFTER THE LEFT TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL WAS COMPLETED THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED AND QUIT". THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A FORECED LANDING WAS MADE 0.3 MILES FROM THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 15, ALONG THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE.
AIRPLANE CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST IN A CEDAR FOREST, WITH SIGNIFIGANT DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE LANDING.
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