What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot declared an emergency due to engine problems and tht acft made an emergency landing in a field, struck an irrigation ditch. (-23)during student pilot solo training flight, pilot experienced engine shut down at approximately 2000'MSL. Attempted restart was unsuccessful. Off airport landing made. During final stages of landing roll, aircraft encountered a small ditch, at which time the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. Inspection of the engine revealed a mechanical failure within the #2 cylinder assembly. #2 cylinder assembly is scheduled to be inspected by teledyne Continental motors, under the supervision of the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THT ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH. (-23)DURING STUDENT PILOT SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000'MSL. ATTEMPTED RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE. DURING FINAL STAGES OF LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL DITCH, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A MECHANICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE #2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. #2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED BY TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.