What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
09/01/2024. Pilot performed preflight of aircraft; sumped tanks, no contaminants were found. Completed preflight, plane airworthy for flight. Flight- xcountry training flight from korl-kbkv-korl. On descent towards kbkv, approx. 20 NM northeast of kbkv, engine sputtered and pilot lost engine power. Emergency checklist was initiated, and pilot confirmed the fuel selector was in both tank and engine mixture to full rich. Power was not reestablished, and pilot declared an emergency with tpa tower advised of an engine failure. Performed a soft/short field landing in a nearby open grass field. Plane was undamaged, pilot and student pilot were uninjured. Authorities notified. When mechanics arrived to do an initial assessment of the aircraft, fuel tanks were drained and significant amount of water was found.
As the FAA filed it
09/01/2024. PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT; SUMPED TANKS, NO CONTAMINANTS WERE FOUND. COMPLETED PREFLIGHT, PLANE AIRWORTHY FOR FLIGHT. FLIGHT- XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT FROM KORL-KBKV-KORL. ON DESCENT TOWARDS KBKV, APPROX. 20 NM NORTHEAST OF KBKV, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS INITIATED, AND PILOT CONFIRMED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN BOTH TANK AND ENGINE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH. POWER WAS NOT REESTABLISHED, AND PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH TPA TOWER ADVISED OF AN ENGINE FAILURE. PERFORMED A SOFT/SHORT FIELD LANDING IN A NEARBY OPEN GRASS FIELD. PLANE WAS UNDAMAGED, PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED. AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED. WHEN MECHANICS ARRIVED TO DO AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT, FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER WAS FOUND.
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