What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When the pilot of the new, kit-built velocity realized he had lost throttle control, he decided to land his airplane at the home field of the manufacturer. He shut down the engine in the landing pattern, but miscalculated the power off descent rate, and landed short of his intended landing runway. (-23) pilot stated that the throttle seemed to be disconnected from the engine. The engine was operating at approximately 2200 RPM. He tried to make a landing using the mixture control. During approach he pulled the mixture to descend when he pushed it back in the engine did not start and he landed in an area about 3 miles from the airport. He was hospitalized with back and rib injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN THE PILOT OF THE NEW, KIT-BUILT VELOCITY REALIZED HE HAD LOST THROTTLE CONTROL, HE DECIDED TO LAND HIS AIRPLANE AT THE HOME FIELD OF THE MANUFACTURER. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE IN THE LANDING PATTERN, BUT MISCALCULATED THE POWER OFF DESCENT RATE, AND LANDED SHORT OF HIS INTENDED LANDING RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 RPM. HE TRIED TO MAKE A LANDING USING THE MIXTURE CONTROL. DURING APPROACH HE PULLED THE MIXTURE TO DESCEND WHEN HE PUSHED IT BACK IN THE ENGINE DID NOT START AND HE LANDED IN AN AREA ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BACK AND RIB INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.