What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Practicing manuvers, experienced engine failure, landed in a plowed field and flipped. (-23) during solo flight in the practice area, this student pilot encountered engine failure while practicing steep turns. When the engine quit the pilot did not attempt to restart or isolate the problem. During the landing roll out that followed in a soft plowed field the aircraft flipped over. Post accident investigation found the fuel mixture control in a maximum lean setting sustaining substantial damage. The aircraft was turned over, the mixture pushed in and an engine performance run was performed with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
PRACTICING MANUVERS, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND FLIPPED. (-23) DURING SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PRACTICE AREA, THIS STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PRACTICING STEEP TURNS. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART OR ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THAT FOLLOWED IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL IN A MAXIMUM LEAN SETTING SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER, THE MIXTURE PUSHED IN AND AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.