What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 2, 2023 at approximately 1840 UTC, pilot flying privacy data omitted departed runway 23 at Madisonville Regional Airport (2I0) on a cross country flight to springfield, MO (ksgf). According to the pilots statement, on departure, the pilot made an initial turn toward the northwest climbing at approximately 400 ft/min. Upon reaching 1800 MSL, the pilot noticed insufficient engine power to continue the climb and was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot observed trees below and determined a return to the airport was unsafe. The pilot followed emergency procedures without successfully regaining engine power. As the aircraft continued to lose altitude, the pilot continued straight ahead, until forced to land. Prior to touching down, the pilot noticed high tension power lines and flew underneath them as there was inadequate airspeed to fly over. The pilot landed gear up straight ahead in a field past the powerlines and stopped within 300 feet wings level. There was no post event fire or substantial property damage
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 2, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 UTC, PILOT FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT MADISONVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (2I0) ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, MO (KSGF). ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT, ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT MADE AN INITIAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT/MIN. UPON REACHING 1800 MSL, THE PILOT NOTICED INSUFFICIENT ENGINE POWER TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT OBSERVED TREES BELOW AND DETERMINED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS UNSAFE. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY REGAINING ENGINE POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD, UNTIL FORCED TO LAND. PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND FLEW UNDERNEATH THEM AS THERE WAS INADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO FLY OVER. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD PAST THE POWERLINES AND STOPPED WITHIN 300 FEET WINGS LEVEL. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE OR SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE
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