What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot took off from grass runway after preflighting airplane. Engine quit on crosswind leg at approximately 150 feet AGL. Pilot applied carburetor heat and made aduestments in the throttle setting to no avail, then set up for a landing in the only field available. Aircraft landed and hit a bump in the terrian causing the landing gear to collapse. The propeller struck the ground while windmilling and the left wing tip struck a tree shearing off about foot of the wingtip. Right wing was slightly damaged by brush.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GRASS RUNWAY AFTER PREFLIGHTING AIRPLANE. ENGINE QUIT ON CROSSWIND LEG AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL. PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND MADE ADUESTMENTS IN THE THROTTLE SETTING TO NO AVAIL, THEN SET UP FOR A LANDING IN THE ONLY FIELD AVAILABLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND HIT A BUMP IN THE TERRIAN CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE WINDMILLING AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE SHEARING OFF ABOUT FOOT OF THE WINGTIP. RIGHT WING WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY BRUSH.
NTSB investigation
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