What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/08/2025 at 1500 local time a Cessna 177, privacy data omitted, made an emergency landing following the loss of engine power 2 miles west of the Mason County Airport (ldm), Ludington, Michigan. According to the pilot, while in cruse flight the engine began to run rough then lost all power. The pilot elected to make an emergency off field landing as he felt he did not have sufficient altitude to make it to ldm. The aircraft landed in a tall grass field near the water treatment plant and sustained minor damage. The pilot was uninjured. Following the incident, the aircraft was recovered to the Mason County Airport for repair.
Photographs of the aircraft show only minor left wing leading edge and tip damage. According to the pilot, he believes he sustained carburetor icing during the flight causing the loss of power.
Weather at the time of the incident was reported as: kldm 081915Z auto 07004KT 10SM OVC037 04/M04 A2990 rmk AO2.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/08/2025 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME A CESSNA 177, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER 2 MILES WEST OF THE MASON COUNTY AIRPORT (LDM), LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN CRUSE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING AS HE FELT HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO LDM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A TALL GRASS FIELD NEAR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO THE MASON COUNTY AIRPORT FOR REPAIR.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOW ONLY MINOR LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TIP DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BELIEVES HE SUSTAINED CARBURETOR ICING DURING THE FLIGHT CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER.
WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS: KLDM 081915Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC037 04/M04 A2990 RMK AO2.