What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot stated he was enroute to mid Florida airport, eustis, Florida, when a partial power loss and the inability to hold altitude necessitated a precautionary landing. The pilot said he executed a landing with a left quartering tailwind due to utility lines and trees blocking an approach into the wind. The aircraft bounced, and on the second bounce the right landing gear bent and the wind lifted the left wing. The aircraft slid, and slowly nosed over, coming to rest upside down, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. According to the pilot, the reason for engine power loss was due to insufficient torque on the jam nut exhaust valve adjuster (rocker arm) to number 4 cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ENROUTE TO MID FLORIDA AIRPORT, EUSTIS, FLORIDA, WHEN A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND THE INABILITY TO HOLD ALTITUDE NECESSITATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT SAID HE EXECUTED A LANDING WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND DUE TO UTILITY LINES AND TREES BLOCKING AN APPROACH INTO THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BENT AND THE WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID, AND SLOWLY NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE REASON FOR ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE JAM NUT EXHAUST VALVE ADJUSTER (ROCKER ARM) TO NUMBER 4 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.