What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power, landed rough area. Nosed over. Carb icing. No carb. Throttle body air system. No alternate. Heated air. (.4) during cruise flight the volkswagen powered experimental homebuilt airplane sustained a total non mechanical loss of power and was forced to land on unsuitable terrain where it nosed over. The conditions in flight were conducive for carburetor icing and the pilot later stated that was probably what occurred. A teardown of the engine and tests of the components did not reveal any anomalies. The engine used a throttle body with a sliding air regulator instead of a carburetor. There was no carburetor deice system installed on the engine. The pilot reported that outside air temperature was 58 degrees and the dew point was 35 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER, LANDED ROUGH AREA. NOSED OVER. CARB ICING. NO CARB. THROTTLE BODY AIR SYSTEM. NO ALTERNATE. HEATED AIR. (.4) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE VOLKSWAGEN POWERED EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A TOTAL NON MECHANICAL LOSS OF POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE CONDITIONS IN FLIGHT WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT LATER STATED THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT OCCURRED. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE AND TESTS OF THE COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. THE ENGINE USED A THROTTLE BODY WITH A SLIDING AIR REGULATOR INSTEAD OF A CARBURETOR. THERE WAS NO CARBURETOR DEICE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREES AND THE DEW POINT WAS 35 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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