What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot made two approaches to the airport in an attempt to land. Both times, she made go-arounds. During the second go-around, the pilot did not shut off the carburetor heat. She noted a decrease in engine performance and that the airplane would not climb. She decided to perform a precautionary landing in a field. However, during the landing, the airplane encountered rough terrain and was substantially damaged after the landing gear collapsed. An examination of the engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction. The carburetor heat valve was found in the open position.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT MADE TWO APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND. BOTH TIMES, SHE MADE GO-AROUNDS. DURING THE SECOND GO-AROUND, THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. SHE NOTED A DECREASE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. SHE DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION.
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