What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At an altitude between 200 and 400 feet AGL following a touch and go landing, the pilot experienced a rough running engine. Following a throttle adjustment, the engine continued to falter, prompting the pilot to make the decision to execute an emergency landing. The emergency landing was made using a small right hand turn from runway heading (200 degrees) and into a hay field. The selected hay field offered insufficient landing room with the aircraft coming to a rest in small pine trees at the FAR end of the field. The aircraft suffered substantial damage with no injuries to the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft. All 3 rocker shaft bosses in cylinder #3 failed causing a dead cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 200 AND 400 FEET AGL FOLLOWING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. FOLLOWING A THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO FALTER, PROMPTING THE PILOT TO MAKE THE DECISION TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE USING A SMALL RIGHT HAND TURN FROM RUNWAY HEADING (200 DEGREES) AND INTO A HAY FIELD. THE SELECTED HAY FIELD OFFERED INSUFFICIENT LANDING ROOM WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO A REST IN SMALL PINE TREES AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALL 3 ROCKER SHAFT BOSSES IN CYLINDER #3 FAILED CAUSING A DEAD CYLINDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.