What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed kclw enroute to kzph and climbed to 1000FT. At level cruise flight, aircraft experienced a sudden loss of power. Pilot could not restart engine. Pilot made emergency landing in a field, without injuries to persons on board and no damage to the aircraft. Pilot contacted maintenance and sump fuel and checked fuel vents. Pilot was able to start engine and performed run-up, all systems operated normal. Aircraft was disassembled and removed from property by trailer. Maintenance inspected and ran engine. Engine operated normal. Maintenance suspects fuel contamination/water slug as cause of power loss.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KCLW ENROUTE TO KZPH AND CLIMBED TO 1000FT. AT LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. PILOT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, WITHOUT INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND SUMP FUEL AND CHECKED FUEL VENTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE AND PERFORMED RUN-UP, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM PROPERTY BY TRAILER. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN ENGINE. ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS FUEL CONTAMINATION/WATER SLUG AS CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.
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