What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed for an instructional flight on 10/01/2025 from Morgantown, WV (mgw). CFI was demonstrating stall recovery for the student and advanced throttles coming out of a stall. The maximum engine output when throttles were advanced was 1700 RPM. CFI then checked magnetos, engine oil pressure, manifold pressure, and fuel with no issues noted. CFI pulled throttles back with no change in RPM. CFI attempted to return to mgw but was losing 50-100 fpm due to loss of power. CFI declared an emergency and landed in a field approximately 12 NM west of mgw. No injuries occurred and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose landing gear and propeller blades. Aircraft was inspected and the firewall was undamaged. privacy data omittedIs in the process of retrieving the aircraft from the field and will trailer it to privacy data omitted maintenance facility. (Wjm)
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON 10/01/2025 FROM MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW). CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING STALL RECOVERY FOR THE STUDENT AND ADVANCED THROTTLES COMING OUT OF A STALL. THE MAXIMUM ENGINE OUTPUT WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED WAS 1700 RPM. CFI THEN CHECKED MAGNETOS, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND FUEL WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. CFI PULLED THROTTLES BACK WITH NO CHANGE IN RPM. CFI ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO MGW BUT WAS LOSING 50-100 FPM DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. CFI DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 12 NM WEST OF MGW. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER BLADES. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE FIREWALL WAS UNDAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRIEVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FIELD AND WILL TRAILER IT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (WJM)
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