What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Donald waltz experienced a power loss on climb out from rwy 18 at approx. 300'AGL. He then tried to turn back to the airport, after 270 degrees of turn on a heading of approx. 270 degrees, the a/c touched down wings level 300 yards east of rwy 18-36 in a soft soy bean field. After touch down, the nose collapsed, and the a/c flipped over cruising the canopy, making egress impossible until help arrived. The a/c had fuel in both wing tanks and the ground under the fuselage tank was wet from fuel spillage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. DONALD WALTZ EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON CLIMB OUT FROM RWY 18 AT APPROX. 300'AGL. HE THEN TRIED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AFTER 270 DEGREES OF TURN ON A HEADING OF APPROX. 270 DEGREES, THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN WINGS LEVEL 300 YARDS EAST OF RWY 18-36 IN A SOFT SOY BEAN FIELD. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE COLLAPSED, AND THE A/C FLIPPED OVER CRUISING THE CANOPY, MAKING EGRESS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THE A/C HAD FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND THE GROUND UNDER THE FUSELAGE TANK WAS WET FROM FUEL SPILLAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.