What happened
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The pilot in command departed nampa, Idaho (kman) for emmett, Idaho with one passenger. Midway through the flight he reported the engine began to lose power and quit. He committed to land on a dirt road between two corn fields but noticed powerlines and felt he could not go over or under them and chose to land in a wet, mature corn field before the powerlines. The tailpipe of the exhaust was coated in black soot indicating a rich condition.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED NAMPA, IDAHO (KMAN) FOR EMMETT, IDAHO WITH ONE PASSENGER. MIDWAY THROUGH THE FLIGHT HE REPORTED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND QUIT. HE COMMITTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD BETWEEN TWO CORN FIELDS BUT NOTICED POWERLINES AND FELT HE COULD NOT GO OVER OR UNDER THEM AND CHOSE TO LAND IN A WET, MATURE CORN FIELD BEFORE THE POWERLINES. THE TAILPIPE OF THE EXHAUST WAS COATED IN BLACK SOOT INDICATING A RICH CONDITION.
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