What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight was a young eagles flight which departed out of the Byron airport (C83). They departed runway 23 with a left downwind departure. They proceeded north bound and leveled off at 2000 feet. privacy data omitted Then leaned the engine. For unknown reasons, the engine stopped developing power and the propeller began to windmill. The pilot set the mixture to full rich, turned on the auxiliary pumps, and pumped the throttle. He then checked the magnetos and verified that the master switch was still on. He then decided to turn around and proceed with an emergency landing. He stated that he was not going to make the airport, identified a cow field, and landed on the upslope side of the field. Upon landing, he had the stick in the aft position. Once the aircraft was stopped, he turned off the fuel and the master.
The pilot stated that upon a visual inspection, the aircraft had only sustained superficial damage. It was his passengers first flight (minor).
The pilot stated that he is the privacy data omittedbuilder. The aircraft is based at klvk. He was in communication with his insurance broker for the recovery of the aircraft.
It was discovered by the pilotprivacy data omittedthat a recent modification he had performed on the induction airbox had come loose. Upon visual inspection of the air inlet, the modification had obstructed the induction system causing the loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT WAS A YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED OUT OF THE BYRON AIRPORT (C83). THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 WITH A LEFT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. THEY PROCEEDED NORTH BOUND AND LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN LEANED THE ENGINE. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE ENGINE STOPPED DEVELOPING POWER AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO WINDMILL. THE PILOT SET THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH, TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY PUMPS, AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE. HE THEN CHECKED THE MAGNETOS AND VERIFIED THAT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS STILL ON. HE THEN DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND PROCEED WITH AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, IDENTIFIED A COW FIELD, AND LANDED ON THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF THE FIELD. UPON LANDING, HE HAD THE STICK IN THE AFT POSITION. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, HE TURNED OFF THE FUEL AND THE MASTER.
THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE. IT WAS HIS PASSENGERS FIRST FLIGHT (MINOR).
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IS THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER. THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED AT KLVK. HE WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIS INSURANCE BROKER FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THAT A RECENT MODIFICATION HE HAD PERFORMED ON THE INDUCTION AIRBOX HAD COME LOOSE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIR INLET, THE MODIFICATION HAD OBSTRUCTED THE INDUCTION SYSTEM CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER.