What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported that, while cruising at 1000 ft. AGL, the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing in a construction area approximately 2 miles north of the Southport (sut) airport. During the landing the aircraft nose gear was torn from the aircraft and the right wingtip struck the ground. The aircraft firewall was slightly bent and the nose cowling was severly damaged. Both main gear wheel fairings were destroyed. The aircraft was found with the throttle at idle, the carb. Heat full in, mixture at idle cut-off and the fuel valve turned off. The fuel tanks were approximately 1/2 full and the oil was at 5 qts. The pilot has refused to provide a written statement or speak with FAA inspectors since his initial statement immediately after the incident. Inspection of the aircraft and its components did not reveal any mechanical irregularities or mechanical reasons for the engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE CRUISING AT 1000 FT. AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE SOUTHPORT (SUT) AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND THE NOSE COWLING WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEEL FAIRINGS WERE DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE, THE CARB. HEAT FULL IN, MIXTURE AT IDLE CUT-OFF AND THE FUEL VALVE TURNED OFF. THE FUEL TANKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL AND THE OIL WAS AT 5 QTS. THE PILOT HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT OR SPEAK WITH FAA INSPECTORS SINCE HIS INITIAL STATEMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES OR MECHANICAL REASONS FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.
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